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Matryoshka Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Was that what made my house shake around 7:13? I wondered if that was an earthquake. We're in MA near the NH border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccm Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Was that what made my house shake around 7:13? I wondered if that was an earthquake. We're in MA near the NH border. We are also in MA near the NH border. Felt it here, too. :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I can't get over it! At first I thought a plane was crashing near me or something...I don't remember ever feeling an earthquake before in my entire life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Yup. Our whole house rumbled and shook for a good 20 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccm Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 My daughter is on FB with friends in NH and they say their cell phones are out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I can't get over it! At first I thought a plane was crashing near me or something...I don't remember ever feeling an earthquake before in my entire life. I've felt a couple of others, all here in MA. When I was taking my Driver Ed test, I felt something like a train going by, but it was an earthquake. When I was in college (Western MA), I awoke one night and wanted to tell me roommate to stop shaking my bed, but she was over in her bed and sleepily demanded that whoever was shaking the doorknob should please stop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SereneHome Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Yep, we are in NH, VERY near MA border. Our police dept was flooded with phone calls, which kinda makes me laugh - how would they know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 It was apparently a 4.6. No wonder you felt it! Apparently smaller quakes are easier to feel on the east coast because of the underlying bedrock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I told my husband to stop goofing off :blushing: I thought he was intentionally banging his heels on the floor while playing with the kids. Not much of a rumble her in NH, but it did last longer than any of the other super-minor earthquakes that we have had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccm Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 It was apparently a 4.6. No wonder you felt it! Apparently smaller quakes are easier to feel on the east coast because of the underlying bedrock. My daughter was driving us up to the Manchester, NH area this morning, so I had a chance to look at the beautiful foliage and check on the progress of the I-93 road construction going on. I noticed a sign saying that they would be blasting between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The road winds through granite-layered terrain. Probably a stupid question, but could the granite blasting done today cause a shift that may have triggered the earthquake in Maine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 93 has been under construction for the past several years. They blast regularly. I doubt that this one specific blast was the cause ... But you never know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddlemomma Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I'm in Maine, but we didn't feel it. We're located about as far east and north as you can get and still be in the USA. Our nearest neighbor is New Brunswick. My husband was out goose hunting at 6 AM, lying on the ground under a blind. He didn't feel anything either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murmer Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Felt it in Vermont! It went appears to have felt far away from the epicenter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anneofalamo Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 you can blame my mom, she is visiting Ellsworth! She usually is in the Bay Area of California :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I'm in Maine, but we didn't feel it. We're located about as far east and north as you can get and still be in the USA. Our nearest neighbor is New Brunswick. My husband was out goose hunting at 6 AM, lying on the ground under a blind. He didn't feel anything either. Hey, you are somewhere close to me. We didn't feel it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlylocks Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 We are about 60 miles from the epicenter. We felt it...the house was rumbling/vibrating. (At first I thought it was a semi going by, but then I realized there was no traffic.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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