The floor and the walls seemed to shake somewhat, along with dishes rattling, and a low rumbling sound. It passed about as fast as it came on, but it was a little. bit. eerie!.
I think that it also caused Aziza's (Aziza is the name of my 2.5 year old pet Congo African Grey Parrot.) drinking water to spill out of its cage dish, because I had to replace Aziza's drinking water even though I'd replaced it afew hours before! Weird!
I'm not far from you (Chelsea). We're in the flight path tonight for Logan and sometimes some low flying planes can rattle the house.. apparently that wasn't it.
Felt it on the 5th floor in Beacon Hill. At first I thought it was the wind......though the wind cannot shake floors. Quite scary, never felt one in Boston before. My toddler looked up at me with a confused look on her face.
Why do I feel so left out? I want a story! My damn dog didn't even do anything!They're supposed to be,like psychically cosmologically tuned in to this stuff. So bummed.
Or something like that. I had been napping and was half awake, it felt like my bed was moving from head to foot. I jumped up and ran into the kitchen where my housemate was cooking, he felt it too. The shockwave spread quicker on Facebook than it did on the USGS site, as about a minute later, there were about thirty posts about it, while the USGS hadn't updated it yet (to the USGS's credit, it was posted soon after.
First thought: wow, my computer has a "rumble" peripheral. Second thought: no wait, it doesn't. Third thought: car backed into the house. Fourth thought: no noise! must be earthquake!
Finally! I missed last year's earthquake by being in California, of all places.
but at the time, I was at a meeting in the basement of Somerville City Hall. I think people on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the same building did feel something.
My wife, however, greeted me at the door, around 7:20 p.m. by exclaiming she thought we'd just had an earthquake - she was on the couch and she said it started shaking, almost like somebody was sitting on the other end and rocking back and forth.
Naturally, I dropped the grocery bags I had and called up Twitter on my phone - to what was already a flood of quake reports.
I was on the campus of UMass-Boston sitting in a classroom
and lo and behold the room started shaking. I first thought
"Is that an earthquake? Nah, must be construction. But
construction doesn't send out "waves" of motion."
It as fucking awesome to find out that it was indeed an earth
quake.
Felt it in Roxbury. That's the second quake felt in Boston in 14 months - last one had its epicenter in VA in Aug. 2011. I thought it was the Left Coast that was supposed to fall into the sea because it sits on a fault line....
I read earlier in an article that the varied geology of the region is generally responsible for the acute amplification (or nullification) of the earthquake effects. As I understand it (not a geologist), having solid rock seams in the substrata and above can help to transmit the energy of an earthquake further, while softer packed soil will absorb it like a dampener.
John Ebel of the Weston Observatory was on WBUR this morning and said that even minor quakes like last night's are likely to be felt over a much greater area than an equivalent quake in California, mainly because our rocks are "cold" while theirs are "hot." I'm assuming he was talking about the rock layer under all our dirt and stuff, not the sort of rocks you dig up while planting a garden.
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I was just sitting here browsing Uhub....
And the whole house shook. I thought it was the cats jumping around or a low flying airplane.
Glad I felt this one, I didn't feel the one last year...
Felt nothing in Brighton
At least, I don't think I did. Had headphones on so didn't hear anything move/creak. Nothing in the room shook or moved for me to see either.
Felt nothing in Brighton
Felt nothing in Brighton also. Didn't even know there was an earthquake until channel 5 pre-empted Dancing with the Stars to cover it.
Nor next door in Allston
I didn't even know this had happened until I saw the paper this morning.
I was on my computer, cruising on google when it hit.
The floor and the walls seemed to shake somewhat, along with dishes rattling, and a low rumbling sound. It passed about as fast as it came on, but it was a little. bit. eerie!.
I think that it also caused Aziza's (Aziza is the name of my 2.5 year old pet Congo African Grey Parrot.) drinking water to spill out of its cage dish, because I had to replace Aziza's drinking water even though I'd replaced it afew hours before! Weird!
I thought I heard/felt some
I thought I heard/felt some sort of rumbling (I'm in Revere) around that time. Thought it may have been a truck passing by.
I'm not far from you
I'm not far from you (Chelsea). We're in the flight path tonight for Logan and sometimes some low flying planes can rattle the house.. apparently that wasn't it.
5th floor
Felt it on the 5th floor in Beacon Hill. At first I thought it was the wind......though the wind cannot shake floors. Quite scary, never felt one in Boston before. My toddler looked up at me with a confused look on her face.
Didn't feel it
Why do I feel so left out? I want a story! My damn dog didn't even do anything!They're supposed to be,like psychically cosmologically tuned in to this stuff. So bummed.
Charlestown Patch LMAO
Just got back from Johnies, batteries, milk, water and bread running low. Long lines.
I felt it in Beacon Hill. I
I felt it in Beacon Hill. I was sitting with my back up against the wall and it felt like something was pushing me.
Felt it in Allston
I felt and heard it in Union Square in Allston. Sounded like a truck was driving too close to my house. Blinds shook.
Apparently I have no nerve endings
I just posted a comment above saying that I didn't feel anything in Allston. I'm also in Union Square. Wacky!
Felt it in Newton
I think the only reason I noticed, though, is because I was sitting in a chair that was up against a wall.
heh
There was a t-shirt up online less than half an hour after the quake.
My bed was rockin' because the quake came knockin'.
Or something like that. I had been napping and was half awake, it felt like my bed was moving from head to foot. I jumped up and ran into the kitchen where my housemate was cooking, he felt it too. The shockwave spread quicker on Facebook than it did on the USGS site, as about a minute later, there were about thirty posts about it, while the USGS hadn't updated it yet (to the USGS's credit, it was posted soon after.
Definitely felt it in Brighton
First thought: wow, my computer has a "rumble" peripheral. Second thought: no wait, it doesn't. Third thought: car backed into the house. Fourth thought: no noise! must be earthquake!
Finally! I missed last year's earthquake by being in California, of all places.
Didn't feel the quake
but at the time, I was at a meeting in the basement of Somerville City Hall. I think people on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the same building did feel something.
Never realized how good my car's shocks are
Didn't feel a thing!
My wife, however, greeted me at the door, around 7:20 p.m. by exclaiming she thought we'd just had an earthquake - she was on the couch and she said it started shaking, almost like somebody was sitting on the other end and rocking back and forth.
Naturally, I dropped the grocery bags I had and called up Twitter on my phone - to what was already a flood of quake reports.
I was on the campus of
I was on the campus of UMass-Boston sitting in a classroom
and lo and behold the room started shaking. I first thought
"Is that an earthquake? Nah, must be construction. But
construction doesn't send out "waves" of motion."
It as fucking awesome to find out that it was indeed an earth
quake.
Does anybody know about the 'quake? Bullshit!
Felt it in Hyde Park
At least, my wife and daughter did -- I guess I'm too numb, b/c I didn't feel a thing...
second quake in 14 months
Felt it in Roxbury. That's the second quake felt in Boston in 14 months - last one had its epicenter in VA in Aug. 2011. I thought it was the Left Coast that was supposed to fall into the sea because it sits on a fault line....
Reason for disparate reports (Brighton, etc)
I read earlier in an article that the varied geology of the region is generally responsible for the acute amplification (or nullification) of the earthquake effects. As I understand it (not a geologist), having solid rock seams in the substrata and above can help to transmit the energy of an earthquake further, while softer packed soil will absorb it like a dampener.
Our local expert on why so many people felt it
John Ebel of the Weston Observatory was on WBUR this morning and said that even minor quakes like last night's are likely to be felt over a much greater area than an equivalent quake in California, mainly because our rocks are "cold" while theirs are "hot." I'm assuming he was talking about the rock layer under all our dirt and stuff, not the sort of rocks you dig up while planting a garden.
Hmmmmm....interesting information, adamg.
Glad you posted it and shared it with us. It was somewhat freaky, but my friends, family and neighbors, and I were all safe and accounted for.