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elleng

(130,902 posts) Thu Nov 30, 2017, 06:31 PM Nov 2017

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Earthquake in Delaware (bay?)

widely felt. Just heard on radio.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2017/11/earthquake_rocks_delaware_shockwaves_felt_in_nj.html

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Earthquake in Delaware (bay?) (Original Post) elleng Nov 2017 OP

yes. we detected the vibrations at work with our sensitive equipment 200 miles away.nt drray23 Nov 2017 #1

The USGS website MontanaMama Nov 2017 #2

I was in downtown DC. I would have just left work. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #3

drray23

(7,629 posts)

1. yes. we detected the vibrations at work with our sensitive equipment 200 miles away.nt

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Nov 30, 2017, 07:00 PM

Nov 2017

MontanaMama

(23,314 posts)

2. The USGS website

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Nov 30, 2017, 08:00 PM

Nov 2017

Says it was a 4.1 on the Richter scale and was 8.1 km deep. Epicenter near Dover. That's one you'd feel for sure.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,446 posts)

3. I was in downtown DC. I would have just left work.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Fri Dec 1, 2017, 05:18 PM

Dec 2017

I didn't notice a thing.

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