Stuie Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 So about an hour or so ago. I just went through my first earthquake. I said that right. Yes I live in Wichita Falls, TX. 5.6 out of Sparks, OK. Felt the tremors here shook the house. Scared the wife and me pretty good. Give me tornadoes any day, this earthquake stuff is for those cali boys and girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelhookah Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 My friends outside of Dallas felt it too. Small town, so that's the most exciting thing to happen to that town since crystal meth. It's all over facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintPendulous Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 i think it was tuesday this week my entire apartment building shook suddenly, i ran outside to see wtf was happening and saw this giant ass cloud of smoke and debris about 100 feet in the air, it messed up the roof on my deck to the point where theres cracks in the ceiling and insulation is comming out....so i may know the panic and unsettledness of what you went through\ turns out propane built up inside an abandoned house and it just Blew the hell up....it was nuts dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Felt a strong quake for 10 seconds a few months back (6.6). The epicentre was far from my home, but still close enough that vases fell off the windowsill, cups and plates fell from the cupboards and everyone in the entire block came out on the streets! Didn't manage to interrupt my smoking session though. The IS was smoking particularly well that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryno Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I went through one and live in Indiana. I was living in the dorms on campus at the time and woke up to everything shaking and the walls going back and forth. My first instinct was a tornado was hitting the building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epoch Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 [quote name='Stuie' timestamp='1320558392' post='530425'] So about an hour or so ago. I just went through my first earthquake. I said that right. Yes I live in Wichita Falls, TX. 5.6 out of Sparks, OK. Felt the tremors here shook the house. Scared the wife and me pretty good. Give me tornadoes any day, this earthquake stuff is for those cali boys and girls. [/quote] Try to not let tectonic activity smash all your hookah gear. But seriously, glad nothing bad happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atalanta Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 It's surprising how far the effects of those heavy duty earthquakes can travel. It also depends on the type of earthquake and how far underground it is. If it's about a mile, it won't travel as far as one that's about 5 miles down. And I think the up and down earthquakes have more umph than the side to side ones (but I could be wrong there). That's part of the charm of living in the northeast - it's relatively boring. Earthquakes - yes, we have them but they're of the "large truck driving by" variety (except for this past summer, that was the first real one I ever felt) Hurricanes - sure, but usually by the time they get up here they're mainly spent (about once every 10 years we get a good one though) Tornadoes - knock wood but there haven't been any near enough to me to matter (in the big open of PA they get them, but not so much on either end) Floods - We get floods. Try not to keep anything valuable in the basement. Blizzards - Ok, we get blizzards. And they knock out power. And, like hurricanes, it's a seasonal thing for which you can prepare. Haboobs - I think the last one to hit the east coast was during the dust bowl years. Tsunamis - it would have to wipe out New Jersey first Lahars - no volcanoes nearby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouda Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 [quote name='Stuie' timestamp='1320558392' post='530425'] Give me tornadoes any day, this earthquake stuff is for those cali boys and girls. [/quote] I'm the exact opposite I would take an earthquake over a tornado any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A13lackFish Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Yeah this past summer when I was at home (down in Potomac, MD), I was at my job which was located from our 5.8 around 32 miles from the epicenter. I tell you, earthquakes are some of the strangest feeling things I've ever experienced... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 [quote name='Stuie' timestamp='1320558392' post='530425'] Give me tornadoes any day, this earthquake stuff is for those cali boys and girls. [/quote]Haha. I would rather have the house shake a couple of times than have cars and shit flying around. I've seen the Wizard of Oz....tornadoes are no joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epoch Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Tornadoes are just business as usual here in the midwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 [quote name='Epoch' timestamp='1320692456' post='530600'] Tornadoes are just business as usual here in the midwest. [/quote] Exactly I have lived through several. Fort Worth 2001 Tornado was the worst I have personally seen. Sat outside and watched it. Just google "Terrible Tuesday" Living in Wichita Falls, we learn all there is about Tornadoes, we don't fear them we accept they happen and are prepared for them. (wife is afraid of them though). Tornadoes you have a chance coming out unscathed. Earthquakes is equal destruction throughout the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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