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Subject: Re: Virginia's Earthquake
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:28:59 -0400
From: David Bertuca <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>
Wow Paige, even more fun and excitement closer to the source...
So far, all my colleagues here that noticed (not all did), felt shorter,
but no 2ndary shocks. Almost all here said that they suddenly felt dizzy
but that it passed in a few seconds.
My experience was definitely a series of small, intense bounces. I
definitely knew it was an EQ event, but nothing serious here. It's kind
of neat to experience these from a fair distance, though it also gives
you an idea of how far away "safe" is. This was felt all the way to
Georgia and as far north as Southern Ontario.
Your experience seems a bit more active. The big difference from East,
and your old home in the NW, is that our activities are up and down
plates bouncing, rather than faults slipping. Ours, when they happen,
are potentially more dangerous as buildings can't handle that as well.
The Haiti quake is an example. The 1811 ones are too.
It will be interesting to see what else pops up after this, or if it is
enough pressure to settle things for now.
Here are several extra links that might be of interest. For us at UB,
the last one is quite useful (and has links to maps, data, and other
carto-relevant materials).
If you want to report what you experienced, for scientific data
gathering purposes, visit this USGS page:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/se/082311a/us/index.html
click on "*Did You Feel It? — Tell Us !*
<http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/se/082311a/us/form.en.disabled.html>"
(http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/se/082311a/us/form.en.disabled.html)
The USGS uses this input to improve their research--it's not just a
social interaction thing.
As a sidebar, my one colleague, who is of the 'twitter' generation, said
that when she felt a little sick, she figured it was just her, until all
the 'tweets' started coming in (she is one of our librarians assigned to
get into the "new applications" for us (facebook, twitter, linked-in,
etc.). For me, I just turned to the USGS and the Earthquake page with
daily seismic reports (which are almost real-time--we use it a lot with
faculty and students here).
You can also view/download data, by zip code, to determine the seismic
activity. Also available are maps, graphs, and other data on the quake.
I want to plug our wonderful MCEER page (UB's Earthquake Engineering
Center Library), which can give you the best coverage for this and any
other major quake:
http://mceer.buffalo.edu/infoservice/disasters/Virginia-Earthquake-2011.asp
I am waiting to hear from any mappers closer to the central Virginia
region and how they are doing.
David J. Bertuca, Map Librarian 225 Capen Hall University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-1672 716-645-1332 716-645-3710 (fax) [log in to unmask]
On 8/24/2011 11:59 AM, Angie Cope, American Geographical Society
Library, UW Milwaukee wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Virginia's Earthquake
> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:57:57 -0400
> From: Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
> <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
> Hey David, since State College is quite a bit closer to the epicenter of
> yesterday's quake we indeed felt it strongly here on the Penn State
> campus. Being from Seattle, where there are numerous faults under Puget
> Sound and of course the surrounding region, I've felt a couple before in
> the past so I knew what it was instantly and was standing in my office
> doorway in a heartbeat. It lasted about 20 seconds and came in two
> waves. Thankfully, it was a "rolling" feeling, like being on a small(er)
> boat in choppy waves, rather than a hard rattle -- nothing fell off of
> walls or shelves. But, you could see walls swaying so that was a little
> spooky. No damage reported either on campus or around the local area
> though, we did not evacuate buildings and there was no disruption of
> traffic of any kind. No aftershocks to date either.
>
> Paige
>
> On 8/24/2011 11:44 AM, Angie Cope, American Geographical Society
> Library, UW Milwaukee wrote:
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Virginia's Earthquake
>> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:06:05 -0400
>> From: David Bertuca <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>
>>
>> hi all;
>>
>> This is only marginally map related, but maps will be involved so this
>> is handy:
>>
>> Did anyone else feel the earthquake yesterday? I was home yesterday
>> afternoon and first I thought it was just someone moving something real
>> heavy but it persisted a bit long and was shaking a part of the house
>> that has a little flex to it. I knew it was an earthquake but figured it
>> was closer than Virginia though (I live in Western New York near
>> Buffalo).
>>
>> a few news articles on it show quick map and basics:
>> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-08-23/Earthquake-rocks-East-Coast/50107542/1
>>
>>
>>
>> Note to Californians: despite their considering our 5.9 to be just a
>> small rattle, the East has the type of quake that will far outpace the
>> West in terms of devastation.
>> Visit the USGS to see more on yesterday's activity:
>> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/se082311a/
>>
>> What a coincidence too... if Tuesday's shaking isn't enough, it's the
>> 200th anniversary of several of the most powerful earthquakes in
>> American history. They happened in the East...
>> *http://newmadrid2011.org/*
>>
>> Personally, I think that the start of a new semester will be more
>> seismic than yesterday :>
>>
>> --
>> David J. Bertuca, Map Librarian 225 Capen Hall University at Buffalo
>> Buffalo, NY 14260-1672 716-645-1332 716-645-3710 (fax)
>> [log in to unmask]
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