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James Patten

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EARTHQUAKE!
« on: October 16, 2012, 07:43:42 PM »
Quote from: Mike Fox on October 16, 2012, 07:40:09 PM
Puttering on the crane tonight, all of a sudden it felt like a train was going by. Bouncing and shaking. But the nearest rail is over 10 miles away. Nice little earthquake tonight.

The quake was centered in Hollis, which is near Buxton (Dana) but not too far from you.
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Keith Taylor

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« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2012, 07:56:05 PM »
Quote from: Mike Fox on October 16, 2012, 07:40:09 PM
Puttering on the crane tonight, all of a sudden it felt like a train was going by. Bouncing and shaking. But the nearest rail is over 10 miles away. Nice little earthquake tonight.
That train rumbled through Jefferson too!

Keith
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Stewart "Start" Rhine

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« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2012, 08:01:00 PM »
The quake measured 4.0 on the scale.  It was felt in N. Conway N.H., Boston and as far south as Enfield CT.  The quake lasted about 20 seconds in Alna.  We thought some Alco PA's were coming through the kitchen.
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« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2012, 08:02:24 PM »
Just went through South Portland, too. No whistle, just shaking.
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« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2012, 08:48:23 PM »
We felt the quake in Hampstead, NH. As others, my first thought was TRAIN! - but there hasn't been one in this town for 70+ years!
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« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2012, 03:50:04 AM »
We felt and heard it too. Even shook our double wide. I said to sharron, guess that was an earthquake.
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« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2012, 06:34:38 AM »
Down here in CT I felt it sitting upstairs at the computer.  First I felt it through the seat then I saw a floor lamp moving slightly.  At first I thought it was the neighbor behind us running his tractor, but I turned down the music I had playing and didn't hear it running.  I asked Sue "Did you feel that?" but she did feel anything downstairs.  Tuned WBZ radio in and sure enough an earthquake.
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« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2012, 07:07:24 AM »
We felt the vibration down in the Baltimore area.
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« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2012, 08:08:51 AM »
We didn't feel anything in Camden. But then, Camden is rather snooty and may have an ordinance against such things. (No, I don't know how they let me in.)  :D
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« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2012, 08:58:59 AM »
I felt a little rumbling, but it sounded like a heavy truck running by on the road outside the house.  I looked outside but didn't see anything.  Ten minutes later my mother in law called (from northern Mass) and said everything was shaking in her house.  No such thing happened in mine.  Her call informed me that it was a quake.
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« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2012, 03:45:27 PM »
Here's a chance for a new item for the gift shop ... 

Get your   "I SURVIVED THE 10/16/12 NEW ENGLAND EARTHQUAKE"  T shirt  (with a photo of a pencil lying on the floor).

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