Certainly it must have to do with depth. I think Nate Silver is more likely to be right than me, frankly.
I believe that's my hey. Hey!
Xander ,'Storyteller'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Aug 23, 2011 9:11:59 am PDT #21736 of 30001
information libertarian
Scrappy - Aug 23, 2011 9:12:36 am PDT #21737 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Any northern Va-istas on the board? I am sure she's fine, but my mom's phone is down so I can't reach her. Is the phone outage wide, or is it just Reston?
Tom Scola - Aug 23, 2011 9:13:59 am PDT #21738 of 30001
hwæt
I'm sure it's just that the phone lines are overloaded.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 23, 2011 9:14:00 am PDT #21739 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
We had it here in Western NY, too.
§ ita § - Aug 23, 2011 9:14:16 am PDT #21740 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have never left a building because of a quake. Am I stupid?
Ginger - Aug 23, 2011 9:15:22 am PDT #21741 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It sounds like people east of Atlanta felt it more than here, but some people in Atlanta in taller buildings are reporting they felt it. I didn't, and I assume Mr Peabody would have barked.
sumi - Aug 23, 2011 9:16:09 am PDT #21742 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
How cool!
Did the Liberty Bell ring?
Calli - Aug 23, 2011 9:16:10 am PDT #21743 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Oops. Missed a decimal point. The USGS is saying the quake was 0.6 km deep (less than a mile): [link]
Jessica - Aug 23, 2011 9:16:34 am PDT #21744 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have never left a building because of a quake. Am I stupid?
I'm guessing LA buildings are slightly more earhtquake-proof than East Coast ones. (I also don't know if leaving the building is the smart thing to do vs staying put, but I can understand the impulse.)
Jon B. - Aug 23, 2011 9:16:44 am PDT #21745 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I am on the Acela from Boston to NYC, so I missed the quake, what with the train normally being all shakey. I feel cheated.