Conducting research: Hello all, I'm conducting research on the New Madrid Fault Line. It lies in NE Arkansas, SE Missouri E Tennessee and SE Illinois. I've plotted and recorded every...

Commander Bell Loc: Lafayette Indiana

Hello all, I'm conducting research on the New Madrid Fault Line. It lies in NE Arkansas, SE Missouri E Tennessee and SE Illinois.
I've plotted and recorded every quake 1.5 and higher on said fault line for the past 3 years.
While a quake of 1.5 is not felt by humans, animals will sometimes react.
Some humans can feel a quake 2.5 or higher.
If you have ever felt a tremor, or have first hand seen a animal react, I would like know your experience for my research.
Thanks 👍
Commander Bell out

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

I have been in the vicinity of a quake once. East cost quakes are very rare to the best of my knowledge, and I don't recall any physical evidence of it. I have the same feeling about thus as I have for never seeing a tornado during my time in Kansas.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Flytier wrote:

I have been in the vicinity of a quake once. East cost quakes are very rare to the best of my knowledge, and I don't recall any physical evidence of it. I have the same feeling about thus as I have for never seeing a tornado during my time in Kansas.

Been in 3 east cost quakes that I can recall. No where near what the west gets.

Building shook, ceiling tiles fell and support columns seemed to be vibrating. Looked around afterwards and said best get out side.

Reality kicked in 1984 or 1989 when the San Francisco area was shaken. Went out there for repairs to a work site and just looked around in awe of the devastation.

Commander Bell Loc: Lafayette Indiana

Earthquakes in the Mississippi valley and East to the coast tend to be much shallower than those on the West coast. Also the bedrock is much different. Eastern quakes spread out further and cause more damage. Luckily they are rarer than West coast quakes.
New York, Maine and Florida have the fewest quakes of all the states
Commander Bell out

fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)

Felt a few while living in Anchorage, AK during the early 80's. That was the first time I had ever been present for one and the feeling is unmistakable. House quivered and anything loose was shaking and creeping temporarily.

Thankfully they were minor ones.

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

We had one some years ago here on the East Coast. Not bad, but the wife said the cat and dog were running back and forth from the front of the house to the rear and she like to fell off the seat in the bathroom. Me i was driving at the time and didn't notice it at all. Don't remember how strong it was, 1.5 or 1.1, but she and the pets sure did. Oh I almost forgot. A lot of the cell phones stopped working as the cell towers shifted and were not in alignment anymore. Took a couple days for them all to be aligned again so they worked.

Commander Bell Loc: Lafayette Indiana

audigger53 wrote:

We had one some years ago here on the East Coast. ... (show quote)

What part of the East Coast?
North and South Carolina shake quit a bit and if you count Georgia there also.
Quakes in Virginia and West Virginia are less common but do occur.
Commander Bell out

DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.

plumbob wrote:

Been in 3 east cost quakes that I can recall. No where near what the west gets.

Building shook, ceiling tiles fell and support columns seemed to be vibrating. Looked around afterwards and said best get out side.

Reality kicked in 1984 or 1989 when the San Francisco area was shaken. Went out there for repairs to a work site and just looked around in awe of the devastation.

I remember the one in ‘89 very well. Was there and done that. Was loading a backhoe on the trailer when the ground started shaking. The tractor was shaking. I didn’t realize what was actually happening until I looked out across the field and saw utility poles swaying. What an erie feeling fer sure…

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audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

Commander Bell wrote:

What part of the East Coast?
North and South Carolina shake quit a bit and if you count Georgia there also.
Quakes in Virginia and West Virginia are less common but do occur.
Commander Bell out

Severn MD, 1/2 way between Baltimore and Wash. DC. is where I live.

Commander Bell Loc: Lafayette Indiana

Always refered to that aria as Bowash. Very rare for seismic activity in that area. Delaware had a small one earlier this year
Commander Bell out

Commander Bell Loc: Lafayette Indiana

Sorry just realized you mentioned MD my brain went MS
Is that correct for Massachusetts?
Commander Bell out

nutz4fish Loc: Colchester, CT

Commander Bell wrote:

Sorry just realized you mentioned MD my brain went MS
Is that correct for Massachusetts?
Commander Bell out

MA.

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

Commander Bell wrote:

Sorry just realized you mentioned MD my brain went MS
Is that correct for Massachusetts?
Commander Bell out

MA is Mass

Commander Bell Loc: Lafayette Indiana

audigger53 wrote:

MA is Mass

Thanks 👍

PLS Loc: Kingsport, TN

Commander Bell wrote:

Hello all, I'm conducting research on the New Madr... (show quote)

We have had 2 or 3 in the last 10 to 15 years (and I am guessing at that).All have seemed to be light in the area I live, but enough for the news to report them. My house is 15 minutes from the Virginia/Tennessee line and 40 minutes from the North Carolina/Tennessee line.