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[islandsmoke]

Yeah, OK, I felt that. Two tremors, about forty minutes or so ago. 4.6 they say, some 95 miles away. (One guy in Boston posted that the California guy in his house looked for the exit while the others wondered if the furnace was acting up.) The house shimmied here. Might not have noticed if I hadn't been sitting on the couch. (Almost thought

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[nehalenia]

I've lived on the West Coast for 2 years now and never felt a thing. True, not in CA, but I sorta figured there would have been a mild tremor or something by now. Guess I should be thankful. I had no idea that there could be tremors/quakes in your neck of the woods, tho. Seems very unusual.

[islandsmoke]

Not real common, for sure, but I've noticed a few since I've been here. Had I been doing anything active, I probably wouldn't have noticed, but I was watching tv. The first one, I was kinda, "Did I feel something?" But by the second, I was paying attention. Even my dog lifted his head off my lap and looked around. No reports of damage at the epicenter - yet - but it was felt for a fair way.

[rayvyn2k]

I love that image from Jurassic Park! Were you scared? Thank goodness you're okay. {{{hugs}}}

[islandsmoke]

That image always scared the shit outta me! Nah, just kinda creepy having the house move under you. Had I been moving around, I probably wouldn't have noticed, as it was mild. Weird, though.

*hugs puppy*

[hogwartshoney]

Didn't think you guys had earthquakes up there...

LOL @ the Jurassic Park image though, that's truly funny, and y'know, sometimes the dogs will sit behind my chair and shift or scratch, and the movement is just enough to feel earthquake-ish, which causes me to adrenaline!overload......

And I check it by, yes, looking at the glass of water on my desk.... ;o)

Keep an eye out for aftershocks, although, 95 miles away.... hmm... maybe not.

[islandsmoke]

Earthquakes are pretty rare here, though I do remember feeling this one:
http://www.nps.gov/acad/photosmultimedia/earthquakephotos.htm

There was no sound with this, just a shimmying of the world. Apparently, no damage anywhere, either.

LOL the doggy earthquake! I know exactly what you mean. It's funny that when the second tremor came, the first thing I did was look at the wine glass. I think that movie damaged me irreparably.

[busaikko]

Yikes! Had not heard you had a quake! Hope everything is okay (I always worry more when quakes hit areas that aren't seismically active, and therefore don't have quake-proof buildings and things). But your house is still standing, so that's good.... O.O

[islandsmoke]

Oh, we're fine. It was quite small here. Saw some video taken from security cameras in stores closer to the center where a few things fell off the shelves, but so far, they've only found a couple of houses with foundation cracks. I gather that those familiar with quakes recognized it immediately, but those who weren't either thought it was a bomb or had no idea. There were a couple of town meetings going on that were being recorded with audio and there was a helluva bang

[busaikko]

Fascinating! In my experience, unless it's a huge quake, it's pretty easy to miss if you're doing something else at the time: driving, cycling, washing the dishes, hanging laundry. If sitting down and drinking a nice cup of tea, then you get the full "sounds and feels like a subway's pulling into the station" effect (or the Godzilla attacking effect, only with less roaring and laser-beams from the eyes). If there's the possibility of a Big One, then lots of tiny quakes are supposed to be your friends, because they reduce the quake-causing stress... though I'm never quite sure if that's right, of if they're just the baby Goats Gruff heralding the arrival of the Big Billy Goat Gruff. (If you're interested in the Tohoku quake, there's a great video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSBjEvPH2j4 that shows all the quakes in 2011. The big one hits at 1:50.)

[islandsmoke]

*BOGGLES*

So... Japan averaged over 52 earthquakes of greater than or equal to 3.0 magnitude EVERY DAY last year? (I hope you haven't sent that video to your mother!)

You said you lived in a "safe" part of Japan, but looking at the epicenter map, there just isn't anywhere safe.

That's terrifying! MOVE AWAY!!!

*hides under couch*

Do they know why there was the huge surge in activity, and if the increased activity will continue? Because it was [sarcasm] so much more peaceful [/sarcasm] before the Big One.

ETA: Just saw this by the same group for the world.
http://youtu.be/9ueY2cEY7Hk