Earthquake

[TnRiver46]

I was just sitting here watching TV and my refrigerator wouldn’t stop shaking. I guess I’m not cut out to be a geologist because I was just looking at it and opening the doors trying to figure out what was wrong with it.........

 

[Oregon Native]

Off to Lowes

Sorry......

[TnRiver46]

Apparently it was 5.1, largest in NC since 1916

[roadwarrior]

https://www.google.com/search?q=earthquake+in+tn&oq=earthquake+in+tn&aqs=chrome..69i57.9218j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[The Bassman]

If it was closer to you I'd have said that it was Andrew Jackson getting PO'd.

[flatcreek]

It shook the wall behind our sofa.

[12poundbass]

We had one in Michigan about 5 1/2 years ago. I was in my truck at a stop light and my truck was shaking, I initially thought it was wind but I didn’t see the trees moving. The other people at the light were looking around like I don't understand and we’re as clueless as I was. 

[deaknh03]

14 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

We had one in Michigan about 5 1/2 years ago. I was in my truck at a stop light and my truck was shaking, I initially thought it was wind but I didn’t see the trees moving. The other people at the light were looking around like I don't understand and we’re as clueless as I was. 

You said it.

[12poundbass]

18 minutes ago, deaknh03 said:

You said it.

I sure did. I like what the filters replaced my W-T-.... with as well. Lol

[VolFan]

It sure was interesting - I was in DC for the one 9 or so years ago as well. This one was light compared to that. I thought a train was going by...we dont live near tracks.

[looking45]

A 5.1 is a tremor, wait until you experience one that is 7.0

[TnRiver46]

4 hours ago, looking45 said:

A 5.1 is a tremor, wait until you experience one that is 7.0

I’ve never really kept track, apparently we have them a few times a week 

[Koz]

I slept in until about 8:30 that morning so I didn't feel it although some neighbors reported feeling it. I'm surprised it didn't spook my dog.

[schplurg]

Unlike a lot of other natural phenomenon, you usually get no warning with earthquakes, which makes it very interesting  . This is good and bad!

 

Good for daily peace of mind because we in Cali get virtually no other bad natural events. It's almost always decent weather here. We get many quakes a day but you don't feel most of them, or any. I haven't in several years.

 

Bad because you could be working on a tall ladder or under a car when it hits. And if it's big it's gonna mess up a lot of stuff.

 

Back in the 80s I hid under my school desk during a good quake. High school right here in Morgan Hill. The floor was concrete with thin carpeting. I saw a wave in the floor, just a few inches high by maybe 6 inches wide, and the length of the room. It came from one wall, went beneath me as I kneeled and continued across the room. That was freaky!

[Bankbeater]

We had one here about 12 years ago. We had a couple aftershocks during the day when I was at work that made the file cabinets shake. 

[TnRiver46]

There were a few sinkholes that opened

up, I’m guessing they were a result of the earthquake 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wbir.com/amp/article/traffic/no-injuries-reported-after-car-flips-into-sinkhole-in-jefferson-city-us-11-e-shut-down/51-a2e65f9c-35be-4211-a4d3-ee706f15c119