Comments on: Earthquake in Washington, D.C.

By: SDB Evening News Reads for 083111: Chaz, Chickens, Moths and Jack the Ripper « Sky Dancing

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:41:50 +0000

[...] chickens? Well, I think we need a break from natural disasters, and chickens are a good distraction (how can the Chicken Dance not [...]

By: 14 Fun Facts About Chickens | Surprising Science

14 Fun Facts About Chickens | Surprising Science — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:50:42 +0000

[...] chickens? Well, I think we need a break from natural disasters, and chickens are a good distraction (how can the Chicken Dance not [...]

By: Recipes for Disaster: Fixing Food For Emergency Situations | Food & Think

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:55:51 +0000

[...] here in D.C. got a bit of a shakeup Tuesday afternoon when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck. There are other parts of the United States and the world that put up with far worse seismic [...]

By: Scimom

Scimom — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:05:15 +0000

I live in south carolina (just outside of Charlotte) and I thought the washing machine had come unbalanced. Then I thought “wait I am not doing laundry!” The only thing I could think of to look at to verify it was the house shaking and not some inner ear problem was to run to the bathroom and look at the water in the toilet. Sure enough it was gently sloshing about. Knowing that thanks to the Bernoulli effect that this can sometimes be caused by the wind I ran to the front door to see if maybe a huge gust of wind was making the house shake. No wind. I did notice that the light fixtures on either side of the door were shaking. all this lasted about 10seconds. After it was quite I ran to the computer and looked to see if there had been an earthquake. No dice. I was going to call the South Carolina seismic network and ask but I first posted on FB “am I crazy or did the whole house just shake?” and saw that my sister in law who lives in DC had posted that she thought there had just been an earthquake. Then it exploded all over the net that in fact there had been one.

By: DC earthquake: additional information | A Basque in Boise

DC earthquake: additional information | A Basque in Boise — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:50:20 +0000

[...] While we are on the DC earthquake topic, I wanted to share with you some interesting facts on earthquakes that I found while surfing the web last night. Sarah Zielinski has done some research on which US states are more prone to experiencing quakes, and it turns out they can happen in places other than California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, or Hawaii. You can check out the Earthquake hazard map for the United States and get a visual. The map is included Sarah’s post from yesterday on the smithsonian.com website, which you can read in its entirety here. [...]

By: Conrad Egan

Conrad Egan — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:43:54 +0000

PSHAW. Nothing that we former Californians would even wince at. We, who now live in Northern Virginia, just rocked and rolled with “All that shakin’ goin’ on.” Thank you for your prompt and expert explanation!!!

By: Earthquake Today. Next: Hurricane. « NotionsCapital

Earthquake Today. Next: Hurricane. « NotionsCapital — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:08:11 +0000

[...] “Earthquake in Washington, D.C.,” Sarah Zielinski, Surprising Science [...]

By: Doris

Doris — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:11:15 +0000

I felt tremors at 1:57 P.M. in Michipicoten First Nation, Wawa,Ontario Canada

By: Earthquake Weather « The Great Depressive

Earthquake Weather « The Great Depressive — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:54:10 +0000

[...] Source: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/08/earthquake-in-washington-d-c/ [...]

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:21:22 +0000

Love the cartoon. :)
I’m in Sterling,Virginia and I thought someone(really big) was on the roof of my house jumping up and down! LOL ROFLMAO
At least your thought of the train was a little more feasible than my first thought! :)

By: HAARP + Fracking = Earthquakes « The Crisis Jones Report

HAARP + Fracking = Earthquakes « The Crisis Jones Report — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:02:25 +0000

[...] unexpected, but there are plenty of other unlikely spots for quakes in the U.S. bit.ly/qkOcNM 3 minutes ago mkraju Manu Raju Capitol Police says it’s safe to re-enter the [...]