Tremors rattle Pa. town north of Baltimore
The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting two small earth tremors this morning centered near Franklintown, Pa., between York and Carlisle, about 60 miles north northwest of Baltimore.
The first, rated at a magnitude 2.9, occurred at 1:36 a.m. The second, rated at 2.4, was recorded at 6:26 a.m. Both were shallow quakes - barely a mile below the surface. They were centered very close together. The first was a mile south of Franklintown, the second 2 miles east northeast of the town.
Earthquakes of this magnitude would not be felt by most people. But if you live in the area, and you felt something this morning, please leave us a comment and describe what it was like. Be sure to include your location, the time, and a description of the tremor.
Comments
Just as I checked the weather on the Sun's site this morning--just now, at 8:12 am--my window panes started to rattle. We're in Parkton, about 8 miles below the PA border. We don't live near a highway or major road or even highly trafficked side road, so I wonder if we just experienced an aftershock or indeed another tremor. Didn't feel any "shaking" but the windows never rattle around here...
Posted by: mededitor | April 24, 2009 8:18 AM
hi there, the other day i felt a jolt while at a desk, and did not think anything of it. so i decided to take a poll. i asked my sister who is 25 minutes away from me... she felt something. my next door neighbor felt something. my husband felt something... and the kicker is that my dad who lives in eastern nc felt something. all attributing it to motorcycles, and of trucks etc. then we investigated a tremor of sorts for possible activity. and look what we have found. toooo strange. thanks for letting me vent deb z. eastern long island ny.
FR: You don't specify which day you all felt this "jolt." But in any case the USGS earthquake map does not show any seismic activity in eastern Long Island in the past week. That said, there was a series of small tremors over the weekend in central Virginia. Click here: http://tr.im/vyPy They began around 6 a.m. EDT with a 2.1 shake, followed on Sunday, Aug. 2 by a 2.3 tremor, and the next day by a 1.6 jiggle. It's hard to image any of these would have been felt as far away as Long Island, or even North Carolina. But it's the only explanation I can offer.
Posted by: deborah zilnicki | August 5, 2009 12:33 AM