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On 8/23/2011 5:02 PM, Amelia Ann Dick wrote:
> Hello to All - I am wondering how many of you out there experienced the
> rare 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Mineral, Virginia at
> approximately 1:46 p.m. this afternoon? I live in Smithfield, Virginia
> which is about 121 miles away from the epicenter. The shock waves lifted
> or rolled my home. This rocking and rolling went on for approximately 20
> seconds. I actually felt dizzy. Reports state it could be felt as far
> north as New York City or farther into Canada. Also, as far south as
> South Carolina. I am curious and would appreciate your reply if the earth
> moved for you today.
* facebook was instantly abuzz, and we felt a tiny tremor, like a Dog
walking across the kitchen, here. Evidently the Virginia quake triggered
a little quake in Cornwall, Ontario, and then a bigger, but still tiny,
one (3.9) in Quebec north of Ottawa.
fred.
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Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad
Bishops Mills Natural History Centre - http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm
now in the field on the Thirty Years Later Expedition -
http://fragileinheritance.org/projects/thirty/thirtyintro.htm
Daily Paintings - http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/
RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0
on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W
(613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/
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