CNN's crack meteorologist said that because California has so many faults, an earthquake in one area is felt more locally. But on the East Coast, there's just one fault line, and so an earthquake reverberates throughout the coast.
On Aug 23, 6:19 pm, Wesley McGee <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 1:47 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Melissa P <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > >> First time I’ve ever felt an earthquake. I was in TJ Maxx, near > > National > > >> Airport, and ceiling tiles fell down where the cashiers stand. > > Fortunately, > > >> no one was hit. Scary. > > > Glad you survived it. I know it'll be a big deal on the east coast, > > but we don't even cancel school or work in LA for a 5.9. > > Note though, the ground in the east cost is less dense than it is on the > west coast, which is why the 5.8 that hit Mineral, VA was felt as far away > as Chicago, Toronto, New York and allegedly Atlanta. A seismologist says a > 5.9 that strikes near LA probably wouldn't be as easily felt in San Fran. > > (It actually knocked a radio speaker and a stack of comic books over in my > place.) > > > -- > > Wesley McGeehttp://www.ambivi.comhttp://drawing-a-blank.tumblr.com -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
