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To: americanophile; SunkenCiv; no-to-illegals; All

I was visiting a friend in downtown DC. Lying on a couch reading. Felt very strong shaking. Looked like the wall was moving and creaking. No cracks or fallen objects. About 10 seconds. Cell phones not working well. 5.9 latest report. News says from Va. to Mass. Also warning this could be a preliminary shock, so we could get worse. Also there are likely to be aftershocks. Big buildings like the Pentagon and the Capitol are more vulnerable to damage. This may be the strongest east coast earthquake since the Charleston earthquake in 1886(?). I also felt the 3.? earthquake we had around here a few months ago. It was very faint.

I was also in a 7.5 in Mexico City in 1957. Was coming home late from a party. Started to stagger, told my date, “But I only had 2 drinks”. He was from California, grabbed my hand and we ran for the center of the intersection. We clung to each other like we were on a fast moving subway. For weeks afterwards I would feel subtle tremors when I was lying down.


380 posted on 08/23/2011 11:37:04 AM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin
7.5 is of course a tremendous earthquake. I wouldn't worry about the foreshock business...that usually doesn't pan out.
427 posted on 08/23/2011 11:41:03 AM PDT by americanophile ("this absurd theology of an immoral Bedouin, is a rotting corpse which poisons our lives" - Ataturk)
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Thanks gleeaikin.


1,095 posted on 08/23/2011 3:53:01 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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