Earthquake 8.23.11

I felt it in Pennsylvania. I was in the bathroom and suddenly I felt a gentle rocking movement. I didn't understand. Although the possibility of an earthquake entered my mind, I quickly dismissed it. It doesn't happen here. Instead, I thought I was suddenly dizzy. It wasn't until later that I learned that there actually had been an earthquake. I never expected to experience that in my lifetime. We are all feeling scared about this now. But, think about the poor people in other parts of the world where there is a constant threat of a hurricane.

I think i read that in the news a few minutes ago. I had several earthquake experiences lately. Last month we experienced earthquake everyday for one week. I wasn't scared at all because the earthquake was not that strong but my bed was shaking.

Next time, if it happens again, you should go under your desk for safety. I imagine it was very scary.

the news is all over and even here on mylot. i feel sad every time i hear mother earth is shaking and dying. i hope everyone is safe over there.

hello I am from India. I also experienced the same. It was early morning, I woke up from my bed and simply lying on the bed. Suddenly I heard window started to jerk and I ran out of my bed as I thought it was ghost and saw my father pushing everyone to out of the home and suddenly jerking stoped. I think iti s better to run to free space. You must to built earthquake resistant houses.

We felt that too, over here on the east coast of Canada, southern Ontario. Everything shook for a few seconds and no one had expected that to happen but then we had a similar one last year but not as strong as the one we had experienced today

Yes, I saw the news broadcast on the TV this afternoon about the earthquake. Yes, it would be very scary. Fortunately, there were no major damages. But, I am sure it was a very scary experience for people living in the region, along the east coast.

I live in Virginia and I definately felt the quake today!! It was a first for me. Everyone was saying we had a smaller one about 7 years ago, but I don't remember that. It was a scary experience! I was at work - everyone was looking at each other like "what is going on??". It was crazy and I hope that doesn't happen again any time soon!

hello we experience here in Exton, Penna. It was around 2:00pm when we felt at work in the afternoon. We thought it was our shop people doing something to one of the machines. I took off for them to tell to stop and when I saw it was not them I was like oh Boy this is not right... then other said it felt like a earthquake sure enough it was. We felt first rumble and floors moving and the walls and shelves and it stop and then it happen a few seconds later. Yes, very weird, not good feeling because you have no control and do not know which way the walls would fall should that have happened or if the floor would open up or roof cave in. This room we are in like 30 feet long and no real bearing wall in the center it about 20 feet wide. Thanks unique16

Earthquakes are really scary and disturb the normal life. I really feel sorry of how much panic it would have been to you all. I pray lets the last worst incident be the Japan's quake and it should never happen to any parts of world! And wish all should have a peaceful life on the beautiful earth!

It is scary. But when you find out that your loved ones are safe and that everything is okay, life seems more awesome. I come from a place that gets hit by earthquakes once or twice a year. I find it amazing yet I get freaked out. Still, I find that it gives me perspective and makes me more grateful to be alive and okay.

I heard on the news about this earthquake. There has been almost never an earthquake on this zone. The last was hundred years ago. I'm living in a country where these events occurs time to time. Just an hour ago we had an earth tremor. But we are preparing for a possible earthquake. Nobody can know when could it happens. It would be good to search info about what to do in such cases.

I live in Virginia and I felt the earthquake pretty good. I was working at my computer and all of the sudden the house started to shake pretty bad. I did not know what was going on and went outside, it was a little scary to think we would feel such a thing.