Post by Clipper on Aug 9, 2020 9:06:26 GMT -5
I got up at 7:30 this morning and the social media and local news is blowing up with news of a 5.1 earthquake centered about 80 miles east of us in North Carolina at about 8 am. Some people in the area, especially up on the Virginia side of town, felt the rumbles and said that their houses shook. I didn't feel anything here.
It was severe enough to damage streets and water mains in Sparta NC. I saw photos of a Food Lion supermarket with merchandise scattered all over the floors where it was shaken off the shelves. Had to be a bit alarming to be at the center of it.
Never a dull moment. I remember going through several tremors when I was stationed in Long Beach California in the 60's. A couple of them were severe enough to shake things off of a table and send us scurrying to get under a door casing and grabbing something to steady ourselves. I remember seeing a map at the time that showed a fault line that came down our street and out into the ocean. Thank goodness the quakes were never centered close by.
It was severe enough to damage streets and water mains in Sparta NC. I saw photos of a Food Lion supermarket with merchandise scattered all over the floors where it was shaken off the shelves. Had to be a bit alarming to be at the center of it.
Never a dull moment. I remember going through several tremors when I was stationed in Long Beach California in the 60's. A couple of them were severe enough to shake things off of a table and send us scurrying to get under a door casing and grabbing something to steady ourselves. I remember seeing a map at the time that showed a fault line that came down our street and out into the ocean. Thank goodness the quakes were never centered close by.
