Did anyone else just experience the earthquake?

[Blaukraut]

NECN says centered in Southern Maine, 4.5 strength. I thought our house was going to come down on our heads

[Lone_Star_Dem]

1. I just read about it!

Hate earthquakes. They're so damn scary when all your things start falling down all over the place!

Hope everyone is all right.

[Speck Tater]

4. Consider the alternative...

Earthquake -> Your stuff is all over the living room floor.
Tornado -> Your stuff is all over the county.

Sounds like earthquake is the better deal.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

5. No doubt!

I've never been in a tornado *knocks on wood*.

Been in a bunch of small and one big earthquake though.

[Speck Tater]

11. I've been in both.

Tornadoes as a child in Michigan (1956 Standale tornado http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1956_Hudsonville-Standale_tornado ) and earthquake as an adult in Southern California (1971 Sylmar/San Fernando EQ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_San_Fernando_earthquake )

Frankly, I don't much care for either one!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

17. I was in the '71 Sylmar quake, too.

Scared the heck outta me. I was a little kid and it was my first big one.

Small world!

[redwitch]

2. I felt it.

upstate NY, north of Albany. I am taking pain meds and thought I was having a weird reaction.

[tk2kewl]

3. i thought i felt a tremor on Long Island

i thought the dog was banging against the couch or something but he wasn't around

[Lint Head]

6. See here. It says a 4.5 at Lake Arrowhead and it was shallow.

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php

[FailureToCommunicate]

16. Cool site! Thanks

[Mass]

7. I did not notice, but I live in Central Mass now.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

8. Shook about real well here in Truro

Across the bay

[midnight]

9. How scary..... Stay safe...

[MFM008]

10. is no place safe?

I guess not as long as there is 'earth' under your feet. I live in WA, our last one was 6.8. I HATE EARTHQUAKES.

[redwitch]

12. Apparently Maine has lots of quakes.

Usually so small they are not felt. I read an article in Wired magazine that said they are Ice Age rebound. Large ice sheet crushed the earth a very long time ago and the earth is springing back from the weight of the long gone ice. Amazing.

[dtom67]

13. any fracking in area?

[FailureToCommunicate]

14. We felt it here near Boston! I was shaking my fist at stupid Tweety and the MSNBC pre-debate

chatter, and thought I had gotten too worked up...

Whew! Not my fault.

Good luck tonight Mr President! ROCK THEIR WORLD!!

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. Felt it here in Freeport, Maine.

Like a real heavy truck passing by. Don't know of any damage.

[nutsnberries]

18. felt it north of Boston

for more than 5 seconds.

I thought a helicopter was landing on the house.

[pipi_k]

19. Funny...

I didn't feel a thing, or know anything about it until checking the news at around 9:30 last night.

I'm in Western Mass, in one of the small Hill Towns, at an altitude of around 1300 feet. All/mostly rock. So I'm not surprised I didn't feel it.

[MizzM]

20. Not the first time for an earthquake in NE

Some years ago (less than 10), I was living in Southeastern Mass. I awoke early one weekend morning to a loud rumbling noise. I looked out the window for an explanation. Nothing. It was all quiet. I began to consider the possibility that the basement furnace was about to explode. It was really frightening. I went out into the kitchen with the thought of removing myself from the house. I looked at my pot rack, and the pots and pans are all swaying back and forth as if propelled by some unseen hand. I have never seen the like. Sometime later it was reported on the news that an earthquake had occurred somewhere in New England.