A 5.8 earthquake? On the East Coast? WOW! The earthquake of August 23, 2011 had its epicenter in central Virginia. Though they do happen from time to time, earthquakes are rare on the East Coast of the United States. The last sizable earthquake that occurred around here was almost 70 years ago. It was a result of built up pressure from colliding tectonic plates being released.
This was my first earthquake and I have to say that it was a thrilling experience. I was in the art room at Colonel Richardson Middle School with Mr. Plinke when we heard the rumbling and saw the lights swinging back and forth. We quickly made our way outside. At first I thought a large truck had been driving by outside! Shortly after that my wife called me from where she was in Chestertown (45 miles away) to see if I felt it too!
Where were you and what were you doing when the Great East Coast Earthquake of 2011 struck? Share your story!
34 comments:
I was home b myself. I totally freaked. It was my first and I was alone. It sucked. But nothing bad happen here :)
I was home by myself, in my basement watching Tosh.0. It didn't shake much, but then I got an email from Keri and she freaked out saying she was gonna evacuate her house.
I was in my grandparents house eating some toast.
i was with my friend koby running through a parking lot and then we started running sideways and i was like whoa why were we just running sideways lol :
I was watching tv at my grandparents house. I was in the house all by myself
I was at home on the couch watching TV and eating some chips when the room began to shake. I was really scared.
Austin D. and I were hanging around my house. We felt the earthquake, and when it was over, we thought it was awesome. it was
I was on the couch watching tv bymyself at home
I was on my dsi
I was sleeping and it woke me up,I was scared because I thought it was some paranormal thing (I must watch too many scary movies if I think that lol) But my brother felt it,too,then I thought it was pretty cool :D
I was at my great grandmother's house while the earthquake happened. I was in the house by myself she was outside. I felt the chair rocking and the flower was rocking too. I was scared out of my mind. I didn't know what was going on. I hurried and sat on the couch I didn't feel anything after that. Then she came into the house. She said it was an earthquake
i was at fes helping out. we were worried because fes is older then you think but we stayed in the school i thought it was cool!
Also i was getting my hair done and then i was talking too my mom on the phone and she said this building is moving then the building that i was shaking i was shocked then i was shaking and it also was cool!
I I was getting a pair of earring in my closet before going to PES open house And my bags stared to swing ! So strange to have it happen here!!!:)
I was at home with my dad and my friend we were eating. And it was my first earthquake ever first I had no idea of what happend. But it was fine at the end.:)
I was doing my hair. I was scared i almost passed out. The house was shaking.
I was at home playing on my computer. It was 3:00. I didn't have any thing to do.
@ Rachelj, I know, it was weird
I was at Rose's with Kristen Fairbanks and my mom and her mom. Myself and her felt it, but our moms, who were in the parking lot, didn't feel a thing. We couldn't believe they didn't feel it!
After an hour i was still shocked my heart was racing like my heart for going to come out. @ lilne im on that with ya.... i called my aunt she was shocked too wow i just didnt know what too do
i was waching tv at home and the house started to shake
i was in my moms bed room taking out my hair when the earthquake hit. it was fun it felt like a ride.
Well I was on a boat and my mommom calls us and is so frecked out saying I think we just had a earth quack so get out of the water just in case something happens like a sonome or something so we say ok where coming so after we hang up my dad trys to start the boat and its not working so we stay on the boat for about 30 or more minites and then the boat started to work and my poppop comes to see what was wrong with the boat and it was that the enigin was flooded so crazy man CRAZY CRAZY MAN crazy!!!!!!!
hi:)
i was home and i was sitting on the couch and then all of a sudden we felt an earthquake. but everything is ok now im still living
it was my brother birthday so i am looking for candle in my closet so when we start cutting cake the cake fall off downside !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I I was getting a pair of earring in my closet before going to PES open house And my bags stared to swing ! So strange to have it happen here!!!:)
how about you MR.honer?
how about you MR.HONER were where you?
its fun when its was earthquake?
DylanW
I was at home with my dad and my friend we were eating. And it was my first earthquake ever first I had no idea of what happend. But it was fine at the end.:)
hi:)
I was uh.... eatin tootsie rolls....... at the table......
First I had been at a friends house for most of the day. When I got home, I just sat and ate tootsie rolls. Suddenly, the table started shaking as well as everything else and I told Stephen to "Stop shaking the table!" Then my dad freaked out because he had witnessed earthquakes in Mexico. When I realized it was an earthquake-not Stephen-I was just like "Oh." And waited for something to happen. Didn't panic. Just chilled out and ate mah tootsie rolls.
The whole time, my mom and brothers, regardless of where they were, seemed to not be freaked out and just waited as I did.
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