Comments on: Former North Escambia Residents React As Powerful Earthquake Rattles East Coast

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:49:37 +0000

i am actually surprised there wasn’t more damage since many of the buildings are not constructed to withstand earthquakes, and the older ones have never been retro-fitted for that. As far as I know there are no earthquake building codes in this area. It is actually one large tectonic plate on bedrock (mostly) as opposed to many smaller plates on a fault line, which causes less damage.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:34:00 +0000

I was assigned to Andrews AFB for five years. The only shaking I remember was from the potholes of D.C..

By: name

name — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:04:40 +0000

So that’s what it feels like when a 14.6 trillion dollar check bounces.

By: Barent

Barent — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:37:46 +0000

I think it is funny. I’m at home 64 miles from the epicenter and didn’t feel a thing as I was mowing the lawn. No damage I thought until my wife, who’s visiting family in Atmore and Cantonment, called to check on me. We then discovered that the landline was out.

By: Bama Boy

Bama Boy — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:41:35 +0000

That is God shaking the earth not the founding fathers!

By: RKG

RKG — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:29:27 +0000

MY REDNECK HUSBAND DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO THINK WHEN THE GROUND MOVED UNDERNEATH HIM IN VA. HE THOUGHT A TRUCK HAD HIT THE BUILDING HE WAS WORKING IN. I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT ALL OF THE MEN FROM PARKER AND SON ARE SAFE. COME HOME SOON.

By: hawghead

hawghead — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:59:08 +0000

No need to be alarmed folks. It was just our founding fathers rolling over in their graves…………

By: Mike Brantley

Mike Brantley — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:21:13 +0000

I am originally from Flomaton and am up here on a business trip. I was sitting at a Sonic in Philadelphia, PA waiting on lunch. It felt like someone was bouncing my car. From the time I realized something was happening , it was about 30 – 45 seconds. Very interesting feeling.

One of the abandoned buildings our crews are working in had a partial collapes of the roof which was pretty scary but no one was injured.

By: Bryan Bethea

Bryan Bethea — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:00:18 +0000

I grew up in Walnut Hill and now live in Herndon, VA just a few miles outside Washington, DC. I was on the ninth floor of my office building when the shaking began. At first it felt like someone was dragging a piece of heavy furniture across the floor and then it felt like the floor had turned into a trampoline. Thankfully I was sitting at the time. It would have been impossible to keep my balance if not! I think the shaking lasted about 30-45 seconds but seemed much longer while it was happening. I live nearby and in my house some of my wall decorations had shifted and one large painting had fallen, but otherwise no damage.

By: Kay Moore

Kay Moore — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:42:35 +0000

I am a former Cantonment resident also…now living in Round Hill, VA (99 miles N of Mineral, VA. My dog had been acting different for a little while. I was sitting in my bed working on a book…the shaking started like a washing machine that is off balance. but I’m on the other side of the house from the washer…HERE (and the overall concensus is ) it lasted about 45 seconds. My husbands office is much closer to Mineral and they sustained significant damage to a multi-story building in Tyson’s Corner, VA. We are very thankful that everyone is ok!!!