You're in C'ville? I didn't know that. Greetings from someone just down the road from you in Harrisonburg!
We felt it here, too, but I was driving at the time so I missed it. I guess normal road noise and pavement unevenness was enough to mask it. Apparently it rocked our dorms a little bit during freshman move-in, though--enough to evacuate them for a few minutes. --- seth wright (wrigh...@jmu.edu) lead exchange administrator 540.568.2912 (office) james madison university On Aug 23, 2011, at 8:11 PM, Michael B. Smith wrote: > Well, the fault line is well known. After all, the Appalachian Mountains > didn’t arise from “nowhere”. But yes, the plate boundaries are quite far away. > > There is some speculation that this is an after-effect of yesterday’s > Colorado quake, causing an adjustment “down East”. > > I know that here (Charlottesville, VA; just 25 miles from Mineral, VA – where > the epicenter was) – inspections are ongoing for power, gas, etc. There was > some minor damage. But I’ve not heard of anything significant. > > Now, given how the Richter scale works, I wouldn’t be surprised if it only > took a slightly stronger earthquake to incur significantly more damage. > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > Consultant and Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist
