To all our members in the way of bad weather....

mnymgr1 · Postby **mnymgr1** » Sun Sep 10, 2017

how are our members doing down in FL who decided to stay ??
looks like the east coast got a reprieve of sorts while the gulf side of FL is taking the brunt of the storm.
I hope all of you who hunkered down are safe.
good luck

Super Stacker PCB · Postby **Super Stacker PCB** » Sun Sep 10, 2017

I don't know any members, but I have some guys I work with who live in the Naples area and they say it was getting pretty bad. Haven't heard anything out of them in the past couple of hours, they seem to think the storm surge was going to be the big issue. They say it's like Miami where a extreme high tide will cause flooding from time to time. Up here in the panhandle they have closed all schools and city operations. Gulf Power just sent out a tweet telling us to be ready for the possibility of power being out for up to two days. I hope they are over estimating. Sorry for my southern neighbors, but I hope the lower half of the state powers down Irma before she gets up here.

Brades · Postby **Brades** » Mon Sep 11, 2017

Wasn't too bad on the east coast in Port Orange... Hurricane Matthew did more damage.

Rodebaugh · Postby **Rodebaugh** » Wed Sep 13, 2017

Anyone in my area of WV or Va feel that earthquake just a few min ago?

jcz1 · Postby **jcz1** » Wed Sep 13, 2017

Rodebaugh wrote:Anyone in my area of WV or Va feel that earthquake just a few min ago?

There have been: (M1.5 or greater)

79 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
868 earthquakes in the past 7 days
3,135 earthquakes in the past 30 days
39,516 earthquakes in the past 365 days

18 minutes ago 2.1 magnitude, 3 km depth Janesville, California, United States
30 minutes ago 1.5 magnitude, 3 km depth Atascadero, California, United States
about an hour ago 3.2 magnitude, 20 km depth Pearisburg, Virginia, United States
about 3 hours ago 2.1 magnitude, 36 km depth Pāhala, Hawaii, United States
about 3 hours ago 4.9 magnitude, 51 km depth Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands
about 3 hours ago 2.1 magnitude, 54 km depth Anchor Point, Alaska, United States
about 5 hours ago 1.9 magnitude, 9 km depth Challis, Idaho, United States
about 5 hours ago 1.5 magnitude, 0 km depth Ester, Alaska, United States
about 5 hours ago 2.3 magnitude, 8 km depth Smith, Nevada, United States
about 5 hours ago 2.3 magnitude, 1 km depth Fort Irwin, California, United States

https://earthquaketrack.com/recent

That's a lot of earthquakes! :shock:

mnymgr1 · Postby **mnymgr1** » Wed Sep 13, 2017

are there any fault lines in WV / VA ??
didn't know that if there were.
I know there is a non-active one in downstate IL, figure when that one let's go, will shake all of Illinois into pieces since it has been stuck for so long
good luck down there

Rodebaugh · Postby **Rodebaugh** » Wed Sep 13, 2017

I'm sure there are some faults. Likely deep and not to terribly active if I were to chance a guess. It felt like someone shooting coal but seemed to last for 1-1.5 seconds instead of the normal millisecond. Barely noticeable in fact.

Zugzwang, You are in the next Valley over. Did you feel it?

http://www.wvva.com/story/36358299/2017 ... -county-wv

Recluse · Postby **Recluse** » Wed Sep 13, 2017

mnymgr1 wrote:are there any fault lines in WV / VA ??
didn't know that if there were.
I know there is a non-active one in downstate IL, figure when that one let's go, will shake all of Illinois into pieces since it has been stuck for so long
good luck down there

We had a 3.1 last saturday
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes ... #executive

Zugzwang · Postby **Zugzwang** » Thu Sep 14, 2017

Hiya All,
I felt nothing, but I was in my work building at the time, and it is currently under construction...
When I was a teenager, I experienced 3.2 "quake" 100 miles or so west of here. So, smaller ones happen here, but not too often...
Cheers,
Zz :kitty:

Brick's · Postby **Brick's** » Thu Sep 14, 2017

Apologies in advance for taking off track.

Rodebaugh wrote:<snip> It felt like someone shooting coal but seemed to last for 1-1.5 seconds instead of the normal millisecond . . . <snip>

Now I am sure the term "shooting coal" is a very familiar one in certain parts or regions of the US, but I have never lived in one of them. So Doc, I have to ask? Your reply appreciated in advance.

Diggin4copper · Postby **Diggin4copper** » Thu Sep 14, 2017

My top 3 guesses...
1- the noise the coal delivery truck makes when dumping a load of coal in your driveway...
2- The boom when a vein is being blown up in t h e hills
3- The sound a shotgun makes when your neighbor is chasing off them dirty coal miners

MasterBlaster · Postby **MasterBlaster** » Thu Sep 14, 2017

Brick's wrote:Apologies in advance for taking off track.

Rodebaugh wrote:<snip> It felt like someone shooting coal but seemed to last for 1-1.5 seconds instead of the normal millisecond . . . <snip>

Now I am sure the term "shooting coal" is a very familiar one in certain parts or regions of the US, but I have never lived in one of them. So Doc, I have to ask? Your reply appreciated in advance.

I'm not Doc but I am a retired blaster, "shooting coal" I believe translates into a coal mine blasting, shooting is a slang for blasting in the biz. Usually seismographs are used at mines or job sites to measure ground vibrations. Sorry Doc just had to :wave:

gramcracker · Postby **gramcracker** » Thu Sep 14, 2017

Rodebaugh wrote:I'm sure there are some faults. Likely deep and not to terribly active if I were to chance a guess. It felt like someone shooting coal but seemed to last for 1-1.5 seconds instead of the normal millisecond. Barely noticeable in fact.

Zugzwang, You are in the next Valley over. Did you feel it?

http://www.wvva.com/story/36358299/2017 ... -county-wv

I am pretty darn close to the center (Summers County) but I did not feel it. I think I was mowing with a DR walk behind brush hog that feels sort of like an earthquake itself. A few years back I did feel the one in VA and knew it was an earthquake. I even left the house!

gramcracker · Postby **gramcracker** » Thu Sep 14, 2017

My wife felt it. She was in Hinton. Another woman knew it was an earthquake from being in CA.

Rodebaugh · Postby **Rodebaugh** » Fri Sep 15, 2017

Correct: a shot is an explosive charge used to break up material. Coal in a strip gets blasted. Underground works to my knowledge never get shot. It's just not safe or necessary.

MasterBlaster · Postby **MasterBlaster** » Fri Sep 15, 2017

Rodebaugh wrote:Correct: a shot is an explosive charge used to break up material. Coal in a strip gets blasted. Underground works to my knowledge never get shot. It's just not safe or necessary.

correct underground not safe due to methane gas running thru seams.