Author Topic: EARTHQUAKE IN WASHINTON, DC!!!! (Read 5088 times)

K Frame · « **on:** May 06, 2008, 10:11:44 AM »

WHERE THE HELL IS MY FEDERAL AID?

Felt this one very strongly at my office in Fairfax...

WASHINGTON - A small earthquake struck the D.C. area Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey says.
The earthquake measured 1.8 on the Richter scale and the epicenter was 1 mile west southwest of Annandale (38.828Â°N, 77.234Â°W), the U.S. Geological Survey says.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck at 1:30 p.m.

In an advisory to federal agencies, FEMA's Operations says that the National Earthquake Information Center is reporting the D.C. area experienced rumblings equivalent to a magnitude 2 to 3 earthquake.

The rumblings rattled parts of Northern Virginia - including Vienna, Falls Church, Annandale and Baileys Crossroads - around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

There is no word on any damage.

Earlier, Ft. Belvoir officials told WTOP the rumblings were part of construction blasts at the base.

Blasts are scheduled at Ft. Belvoir at 4:15 p.m.

The blasts are part of the construction at Ft. Belvoir for the new National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. The agency is moving its headquarters to Ft. Belvoir and as part of the region's base realignment and closure project.

Ft. Belvoir officials say people may feel more rumblings over the new few days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #1 on:** May 06, 2008, 10:14:59 AM »

It did? I thought I just had a little gas.....

Sergeant Bob · « **Reply #2 on:** May 06, 2008, 10:16:25 AM »

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Earlier, Ft. Belvoir officials told WTOP the rumblings were part of construction blasts at the base.

Yeah, right, and UFO's are just weather balloons.... grin

Marnoot · « **Reply #3 on:** May 06, 2008, 10:19:24 AM »

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Ft. Belvoir officials say people may feel more rumblings over the new few days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Do they have any after-hours rumblings available? I'd hate to have to use up a lunch hour. . .

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #4 on:** May 06, 2008, 10:36:08 AM »

Must be one helluva construction project to need blasting on that scale.

Brad

Manedwolf · « **Reply #5 on:** May 06, 2008, 10:42:46 AM »

Are they building emergency shelters for the politicians again?

Leatherneck · « **Reply #6 on:** May 06, 2008, 11:24:44 AM »

Oh hell no. They're building--on an emergency basis because nobody got serious when BRAC passed--office space for something like 10,000 new fed employees who will move to Belvoir next year! GD bureaucrats.

TC

Manedwolf · « **Reply #7 on:** May 06, 2008, 11:28:52 AM »

Why do we need 10,000 more federal employees?

And why don't they just subdivide the congressional offices and put the new employees in there? I'd be all for that.

K Frame · « **Reply #8 on:** May 06, 2008, 11:48:55 AM »

They aren't all new employees, as in new hires.

They are relocating to Belvoir from places in Maryland, DC, and Virginia.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #9 on:** May 06, 2008, 11:57:47 AM »

1.8? We had about a 2.5 this weekend. And a 6 and a 5 about a month ago.

Paddy will be along to laugh at us both, shortly.

Manedwolf · « **Reply #10 on:** May 06, 2008, 12:05:55 PM »

You're going to feel small if the Cascadia lets loose with a 9+ off Seattle.

Whole "ring of fire" seems a little more active lately, what with that volcano in Chile blowing for the first time in 2000 years, and lots of swarm earthquakes.

Harold Tuttle · « **Reply #11 on:** May 06, 2008, 12:41:47 PM »

cloverfield

gunsmith · « **Reply #12 on:** May 06, 2008, 01:01:31 PM »

A "big" quake could be be very serious in places like NY/DC etc...
Is washinton near Washington? cheesy

280plus · « **Reply #13 on:** May 06, 2008, 02:43:06 PM »

Aw hell, I fart harder than that... laugh

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #14 on:** May 06, 2008, 02:45:19 PM »

Quote from: gunsmith on May 06, 2008, 12:01:31 PM

Is washinton near Washington?

Nope. Washington is pretty far out in left field ...

K Frame · « **Reply #15 on:** May 06, 2008, 02:48:21 PM »

Technically this whole area is one huge fault zone, but it's not a plate boundary fault zone.

Most of our faults came when Pangea began to break up. Upwellings caused north-south cracks in the eastern 1/3rd of the United States that became inclusion dikes of extremely hard igneous diabase.

There are occasionally small earth tremors along the fault lines caused by the separation, but they're rather rare.

Tallpine · « **Reply #16 on:** May 06, 2008, 05:59:02 PM »

Let me know when the earth opens up and swallows the entire District of Criminals Wink

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #17 on:** May 06, 2008, 06:11:33 PM »

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Most of our faults came when Pangea began to break up.

I know there's a scapegoat joke in there, somewhere.

grampster · « **Reply #18 on:** May 06, 2008, 06:38:14 PM »

It's a fault zone alright. Whinny politician voice "It's not my fault, it's your fault"

Antibubba · « **Reply #19 on:** May 06, 2008, 08:16:42 PM »

Maybe the earth really will swallow them up whole.

Isn't the city located right near the Hellmouth? grin

seeker_two · « **Reply #20 on:** May 07, 2008, 01:41:02 AM »

Quote from: Antibubba on May 06, 2008, 07:16:42 PM

Maybe the earth really will swallow them up whole.

Isn't the city located right near the Hellmouth? grin

Not when she's on the campaign trail.....

Manedwolf · « **Reply #21 on:** May 07, 2008, 04:02:21 AM »

Quote from: Mike Irwin on May 06, 2008, 01:48:21 PM

Technically this whole area is one huge fault zone, but it's not a plate boundary fault zone.

Most of our faults came when Pangea began to break up. Upwellings caused north-south cracks in the eastern 1/3rd of the United States that became inclusion dikes of extremely hard igneous diabase.

There are occasionally small earth tremors along the fault lines caused by the separation, but they're rather rare.

There's a deep flume gorge near Franconia Notch that, when you visit it, is a reminder that yes, New England DID have volcanoes a long, long time ago. The broken pieces of a basalt dike are along the gorge floor, and you can see branches of hardened basalt along the walls.

K Frame · « **Reply #22 on:** May 07, 2008, 05:47:15 AM »

Pretty much everywhere had volcanoes at some point in the distant past. It's just a question of whether there is any evidence left.

The New England Hotspot was responsible for a lot of basaltic lava flows that are seen in New England and Canada. It's also thought that the diamond deposits in Canada were caused by the New England Hotspot.

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #23 on:** May 07, 2008, 09:16:54 AM »

Quote from: Tallpine on May 06, 2008, 04:59:02 PM

Let me know when the earth opens up and swallows the entire District of Criminals Wink

I'm close enough to watch, and for them to hear my applause/cheering on thier way down.

Nick1911 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 07, 2008, 09:20:45 AM »

Damn it Mike, you got my hopes up with the uppercase letters.

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