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bhamdave
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Southeastern U.S. Earthquake
      #73323 - 04/29/03 01:23 PM

I thought I was just dreaming but in reality I wasn't. Yes I was awake between 4:30 and 5:00am this morning and felt the shake and lite rumble. Here's the story.

Earthquake Rattles Southern Residents Awake

ATLANTA, 1:26 p.m. CDT April 29, 2003 - A rare earthquake shook parts of the South early Tuesday, rattling windows and awakening nervous residents but causing no reports of serious damage.

The quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 4.9, struck around 5 a.m. and was centered near Fort Payne, Ala., close to the Georgia line.
The quake was felt in seven states, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Emergency officials said they had not heard any reports of serious damage.

James Samples of Sylvania, Ala., about 10 miles north of Fort Payne, said when he awoke, "I thought somebody had run through my trailer. It was pretty strong up here."

He said his trailer was not damaged and that others had pictures knocked off walls and dishes broken.

The same was true in Atlanta, about 160 miles from the epicenter.

"My whole house shook. I could feel the whole wave go north to south," said Barry Goodno, a Georgia Tech structural engineering professor who specializes in earthquakes. "Everything was rattling through the room. It was not what I expected in Georgia.

"It's the kind of motion that could weaken structures or cause further damage," Goodno said. "It's not something to be overlooked. This could be a precursor, it could be a one-time release of energy, it could be an indication of things to come for several weeks."

Carolyn Parker of Gadsden, Ala., says the earthquake lasted about 45 seconds and woke her up.

"My husband jumped out of bed," she told WSB-TV. "He said he thought it was like the end of the world or something. He ran outside."

Nick Jebeles of Remlap, Ala., said he and his wife also were awakened.

"I went out on my back porch because I thought it was a tornado, but the weather was fine," he said.

In Kentucky, state police said callers reported the tremor lasted from seven to eight seconds. In Tennessee, reports came from people in several counties, reporting that the quake was felt as a shudder and heard as a low rolling, like thunder.

Army Reports No Damage To Stored Chemical Agents

The U.S. Army's Chemical Materials Agency says Tuesday morning's earthquake that shook parts of Alabama caused no damage to the chemical munitions stored in 150 earthen bunkers at the Anniston Army Depot.

The tremor was centered in Fort Payne, about 55 miles from Anniston. Spokeswoman Cathy Coleman issued a statement Tuesday and said the earthquake had no effect on the munitions or the facility that will be used to destroy the chemical agents.

Coleman said additional visual inspections will be conducted to verify their initial assessments.


Link to info: http://www.msnbc.com/local/wvtm/A1596082.asp

Bhamdave

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Sky_Queen
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Re: Southeastern U.S. Earthquake [Re: bhamdave]
      #73375 - 04/29/03 06:37 PM

Dave - this is bizarre! I didn't hear a thing about it on the news. Thanks for posting.

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toky20
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Re: Southeastern U.S. Earthquake [Re: Sky_Queen]
      #73488 - 04/30/03 10:27 AM

I grew up in earthquake country. Every once in a while we'll have one here at about 3.0 on the scale and people will read about it then start to tell stories of how powerful it was and how they felt it, etc etc. Problem is, it was 3.0 400 miles away. lol...

yes, it's very bizarre, and creepy. they are scary things to go thru. My sister was at the epicenter of the northridge quake in 94... she still does some nice flashbacks from it. Neither of us have been back since.

Sometimes I check out earthquake sites and there is activity everywhere, all the time. It's just that most go unnoticed.

So dave, are ya rockin and rollin now instead of doin the disco?

Toky


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kewlone4u
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Re: Southeastern U.S. Earthquake [Re: toky20]
      #73828 - 05/01/03 03:28 PM

I woke up at 5am and thought the dumpster at my apt complex was being dumped, but I didn't hear the reverse sound(beep-beep-beep) that I always hear and thought it was strange. Then when I got to work a few other people told me what was up, pretty wild!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cya KO

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