4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles NYC, New Jersey

[stevenash]

4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles NYC, New Jersey (usatoday.com)

[JAKEPEAVY21]

We don't even bat an eye on the west coast with a small murmur...stop for a second or two and then continue whatever we were doing.

If I'm in my family room, I always look up at the ceiling fan and towards kitchen where there's a 5 gallon water jug...I check to see if the fan or water in the jug are shaking then go about my business.

[stevenash]

We don't even bat an eye on the west coast with a small murmur...stop for a second or two and then continue whatever we were doing.

If I'm in my family room, I always look up at the ceiling fan and towards kitchen where there's a 5 gallon water jug...I check to see if the fan or water in the jug are shaking then go about my business.

I hear you.
We just don't get them here.
We get hurricanes, we get nor'easters, we get blizzards, but earthquakes, the last two here were 1992, and before that 1977.

[JIBBBY]

That's a tease. We in California get 4.8's all the time. People are freaking out and making a big deal of this. I'm laughing at it.

6.0 or larger gets scary, anything in the 4's is a joke.

[Reload]

Felt it for a minute or so in NJ. All OK though.

[Slurry Pumper]

I thought it was a heavy truck passing by so I can't mark a earthquake off my bucket list. I guess it is about as big as they get for the East Coast, but this wasn't even noticeable, and that is coming from a dude who lives in the area. How big do these things get before they start shaking things around a bit? 4.8 seems like a baby quake. But I think one of the largest is like a 9. So how big does it get to shake stuff around and make you look drunk on camera? Like a 6 or maybe 6.5?

[JIBBBY]

This was nothing and it didn't last but a few seconds.

You'll know when it is a big one, pictures and things go flying off the walls, dishes on the shelves in your kitchen will fly out and smash on the kitchen floor, lamps and TV's will move and or fall over, furniture moves around, etc. It lasts for almost a minute also with immediate after shocks. Everything is crashing around you. Can barely walk or run. All car alarms are going off on the street. You hear booms and things crashing outside also. Electrical goes off. Smell of gas, Etc. Some apartment buildings collapsed or cracked up as well.

That was the Northridge Earthquake I experienced and that was a solid 6.7 magnitude. That was no joke as I was on the fault line. It didn't help that it happened in the very early morning as everything went pitch dark and I couldn't see a damn thing. I just laid in my queen bed and road it out. That one scared me I can't lie.

[stevenash]

Felt it for a minute or so in NJ. All OK though.

I heard it looking back, but I thought it sounded more like a thunderclap.
Earthquake never crossed my mind.

[asiagambler]

I thought it was a heavy truck passing by so I can't mark a earthquake off my bucket list. I guess it is about as big as they get for the East Coast, but this wasn't even noticeable, and that is coming from a dude who lives in the area. How big do these things get before they start shaking things around a bit? 4.8 seems like a baby quake. But I think one of the largest is like a 9. So how big does it get to shake stuff around and make you look drunk on camera? Like a 6 or maybe 6.5?

There was a 6.0 that hit the East Coast in 2011

[Slurry Pumper]

There was a 6.0 that hit the East Coast in 2011

Where was this one at? I assume the farther away from the quake the less the affects are, so if it was in Macon Ga, I probably didn't feel much.

[TheGoldenGoose]

I was sleeping. Two Ambien bullets and you'll sleep through anything.

[johnnyvegas13]

Wouldn’t it b crazy if we have an earthquake during the eclipse …

[JIBBBY]

Wouldn’t it b crazy if we have an earthquake during the eclipse …

A FULL Eclipse I'd like to see one day. Unfortunately out in Cali we only get 50% coverage of the sun this go around.

Darkness in the daytime for a few minutes with the sun completely blocked is kinda cool in theory!


Throw in a strong earthquake with a full eclipse at the same time would be totally awesome!

[bigtymer56]

Where was this one at? I assume the farther away from the quake the less the affects are, so if it was in Macon Ga, I probably didn't feel much.

That one was in Virginia. Remember it damaged the Washington momentum.

[str]

Some Animals get confused and scared when the eclipse happens.
Try and keep your pets inside while it’s going on folks.

[johnnyvegas13]

They just said on news over billion dollars spent on the eclipse

on what glasses???

[Thefix13]

They just said on news over billion dollars spent on the eclipse

on what glasses???

Probably for eyewear protection for the Ukraine

[JIBBBY]

Some Animals get confused and scared when the eclipse happens.
Try and keep your pets inside while it’s going on folks.

Sparky come back in the house as there is an earthquake coming.. Oh and stay in the house boy when it comes.. Ruff ruff..

Glad they can give you a heads up when the earthquakes come. LOl.

[str]

Animals know before people do.

[dark star]

Animals know before people do.

Yeah thats wild.....felt it pretty good in Jersey City

[Slurry Pumper]

So when my cat comes up, meows at me in a weird way, then sits down and starts to lick his ass. Is he telling me to kiss my ass goodbye there is an 10.4 mega quake about to ruin my day?

[JIBBBY]

So when my cat comes up, meows at me in a weird way, then sits down and starts to lick his ass. Is he telling me to kiss my ass goodbye there is an 10.4 mega quake about to ruin my day?

It's gotta cough up a fur ball for it to be a strong earthquake. Just sitting down and licking it's ass is just a mild tremor warning.

[stevenash]

Yeah thats wild.....felt it pretty good in Jersey City

Are you in JC?
I was born right next to the border line where JC meets Bayonne.
My dad was the chief of engineering at the Bayonne Ocean Terminal Military Base where he was stationed for the whole thirty-year career nut.

[Slurry Pumper]

So today, I'm looking for my cat to give me the signal of a solar eclipse. Maybe he'll be walking around with the solar glasses on or something. Perhaps actually being active instead of the usual 20 hours a sleep a day he seems to need.

[JIBBBY]