We just had an Earthquake! (Portland, OR)

[spyordie007]

It was small (3.1) and we werent entirely sure what it was until we saw this:
http://www.ess.washington.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/uw04241926.htm

That was about 15 min. ago

-Spy

 

[minendo]

Is Viper GTS alright?

 

[spyordie007]

I dont know where he is today, I'm guessing he's curled up with a teddy bear in the fetal position right about now

-Spy

 

[Armitage]

Wait until Rainier wakes up ... then you guys will be in for a ride!

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: ergeorge
Wait until Rainier wakes up ... then you guys will be in for a ride!

That will guarentee me the rest of the week off work, if I make it up the hill in time.

 

[RossMAN]

I'm sure that all Portland AT'ers are fine.

We didn't even feel it or even know about it in our building.

Wife called said "did you just feel that?", I said "feel what?" then she told me.

http://www.kgw.com/

Portland-area quake: An earthquake of a 3.1 magnitude struck 10 miles northwest of Portland at 12:26 p.m. The quake appears to have been centered in the West Hills. More to come...

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: spyordie007
I dont know where he is today, I'm guessing he's curled up with a teddy bear in the fetal position right about now

-Spy

Dude, have you SEEN the pics of Gregg? A mental image of him with a teddy bear... that's just strange.

*hugs Gregg*

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I'm sure that all Portland AT'ers are fine.

We didn't even feel it or even know about it in our building.

Wife called said "did you just feel that?", I said "feel what?" then she told me.

http://www.kgw.com/

Portland-area quake: An earthquake of a 3.1 magnitude struck 10 miles northwest of Portland at 12:26 p.m. The quake appears to have been centered in the West Hills. More to come...

A 3.1? You wusses!

<---Californian

 

[0roo0roo]

lol 3.1 californian just sleeps through that

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: Hatari Chic
A 3.1? You wusses!
<---Californian

What she said! Cali earthquakes are no joke!!

I was at my uncle's place in Oakland in '89, I'm never going back!!! lol

 

[spyordie007]

Originally posted by: Hatari Chic

Originally posted by: spyordie007
I dont know where he is today, I'm guessing he's curled up with a teddy bear in the fetal position right about now

-Spy

Dude, have you SEEN the pics of Gregg? A mental image of him with a teddy bear... that's just strange.

*hugs Gregg*

He's my roomate, and yes that is a bad mental image...

A 3.1? You wusses!
<---Californian

I know I know, like I said it was barely enough to say "what was that?" most people didnt even notice it.

-Spy

 

[notfred]

Hahah, she called you up at work to tell you about a 3.1? Buncha wussies.

 

[CraigRT]

cool.. i've only experienced 1 small earthquake in my life.... kinda neat though!

 

[MisfitsFiend]

has anyone ever heard of buildings shake??? No kidding - my office is in a state building....every couple of days, the ground shakes (just on the one side of the building). Any ideas as to what it is? Is this something I should worry about? Someone else was in my office yesterday, and when it happened she looked up and said "what the hell was that?" so, I'm not imagining...

-mf

 

[Vic]

LOL... I didn't feel it and my office isn't too far from the epicenter.

... just checked and apparently a couple of my co-workers felt it.

 

[GroundZero]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate

Originally posted by: ergeorge
Wait until Rainier wakes up ... then you guys will be in for a ride!

That will guarentee me the rest of the week off work, if I make it up the hill in time.

not an acceptable reason for missing work.
i'll have you pulling doubleshifts!

 

[spyordie007]

This just in (from a coworker) apparently it just got upgraded to a 3.9, it would explain why people were able to feel it considering if you were at the epicenter you would barely feel a 3.0

-Spy

 

[Bullhonkie]

Here in the southern SF Bay Area we probably get a couple 3.0-4.0 magnitude earthquakes a month, and I never feel any of them.

Last one I recall feeling was a mid 4's magnitude quake a few years back, and even that one wasn't very lively.

 

[Bryophyte]

I'm not more than ten miles from the epicenter and I didn't feel anything at all. Looking at a map, it must've been at Sauvie Island or close to it.

 

[BigSmooth]

Didn't feel it here in Tigard, although one of my coworkers did. My GF is down at PSU and she said she felt it too. The only quake I even remember feeling was that "Spring Break Quake" that was what, 10 years ago? I think that was in the mid 5's IIRC.

 

[RossMAN]

Where exactly is 10 miles NW of Portland located? What city?

Yep it's been upgraded to a 3.9

 

[BigSmooth]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Where exactly is 10 miles NW of Portland located? What city?

Yep it's been upgraded to a 3.9

From that story:

The woman also said that the quake agitated her animals, and left pictures on her walls crooked.

Crooked pictures?!?!? OMG AIEEEEEEEEEE NOOOOOO!O!O!O!

 

[Eli]

Whoa.. No sh!t??!?

I was on the bus when it happened.. We were pulling away from a stop, and I was like.. wow, that felt like an earthquake...

I just thought it was the bus doin weird stuff tho. Cool.

 

[RossMAN]

LOL That quote cracked me up.

You mean an earthquake which shakes the house is going to agitate her animals AND make her pictures crooked?

Say it ain't so!

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Where exactly is 10 miles NW of Portland located? What city?

Yep it's been upgraded to a 3.9

Try here:
Topozone Map

Dunno if it is cookied for my machine.