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5.1 Eartquake last night

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:50 am
by Tina
Been here five days and our last night got to experience this. Woke me up at 12:30 AM. Building shaking and strange noises. Total. Of nine tremors per earthquake tracking site. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... hp#details

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:51 am
by augie
Wow - where are/were you staying?

Any reports of damage, etc. that you've heard?

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:33 am
by STX lady
WOW...it must have rocked me to sleep here in STX! Missed it completely and we're only 40 miles from STT & STJ.

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:42 am
by Teresa_Rae
I felt one there a few years ago, 2007 I think? It woke me up around 8 o'clock on a Sunday morning.

I have always said that my husband could sleep through a tornado and while fortunately we haven't tested that theory yet, we did discover that he will in fact sleep through an earthquake.

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:46 am
by kristen1206
I read that is was a 6.1 but do damage thankfully. Didn't realize they were that common there!

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:54 am
by STX lady
VI gets well over 200 per year, I forget the number, but it's very high and they are minor! We do usually feel only a few of them per year.

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:27 pm
by Pia
Yes a strong 5.1 a lot of shaking

Pia

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:52 pm
by stjchica
Pia..is that one of the stronger earthquakes on STJ?
I see it was closer to Anegada...