horray! earthquakes!
I got this off of CNN...
6.0 quake in Gulf shakes Southeast
POSTED: 12:50 p.m. EDT, September 10, 2006
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A strong, 6.0 earthquake in the Gulf of Mexico was felt throughout the Southeast but caused no apparent damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake was not powerful enough to trigger a tsunami warning.
The quake, about 250 miles west of Tampa, Florida, was "pretty unusual" for the area, although a 5.2 magnitude quake was recorded nearby in February, said USGS seismic analyst Jessica Sigala.
People as far away as Atlanta -- about 530 miles from the quake's center -- called into local television stations to report feeling tremors at 10:56 a.m. ET.
Sigala said that since the surrounding terrain is fairly flat, the earthquake would travel far and fast. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles, the USGS said.
About an hour after the earthquake, 904 people from 365 separate ZIP codes in the Southeast had filed online reports to the USGS that they had felt the quake.
Florida and Georgia led the list with hundreds of reports each, while a handful of reports also came from Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana residents.
The most distant reports came from Rosman, North Carolina, and Pickens, South Carolina, both about 600 miles from the quake's center.
I must say... It was awesome to see Jeff freak out... Then he scared the shit out of me as I left... -_- not funny... but with the maturity of a 8 year-old I suppose he'll never learn. Word got back around to Virgil that I'm looking for other jobs and it was nice to see him all but beg me not to quit for better hours and better pay... *gasp* the thought! the insanity! the horror!!
As always,
Li (or Lily as Michael calls me ^_^)
6.0 quake in Gulf shakes Southeast
POSTED: 12:50 p.m. EDT, September 10, 2006
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A strong, 6.0 earthquake in the Gulf of Mexico was felt throughout the Southeast but caused no apparent damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake was not powerful enough to trigger a tsunami warning.
The quake, about 250 miles west of Tampa, Florida, was "pretty unusual" for the area, although a 5.2 magnitude quake was recorded nearby in February, said USGS seismic analyst Jessica Sigala.
People as far away as Atlanta -- about 530 miles from the quake's center -- called into local television stations to report feeling tremors at 10:56 a.m. ET.
Sigala said that since the surrounding terrain is fairly flat, the earthquake would travel far and fast. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles, the USGS said.
About an hour after the earthquake, 904 people from 365 separate ZIP codes in the Southeast had filed online reports to the USGS that they had felt the quake.
Florida and Georgia led the list with hundreds of reports each, while a handful of reports also came from Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana residents.
The most distant reports came from Rosman, North Carolina, and Pickens, South Carolina, both about 600 miles from the quake's center.
I must say... It was awesome to see Jeff freak out... Then he scared the shit out of me as I left... -_- not funny... but with the maturity of a 8 year-old I suppose he'll never learn. Word got back around to Virgil that I'm looking for other jobs and it was nice to see him all but beg me not to quit for better hours and better pay... *gasp* the thought! the insanity! the horror!!
As always,
Li (or Lily as Michael calls me ^_^)