May 6, 2008
I thought it was a sonic boom. I thought maybe a Space Shuttle was landing.
Then I remembered I don’t live in Florida anymore.
All I know it that my whole house shook for about 10 seconds. 10 seconds is only a long time if your house is vibrating.
As it turns out I’m not crazy. We had an earthquake right here in the DC suburbs.
Posted by Goon Squad Sarah @ 5:00 pm • Signs of the Apocalypse
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May 6th, 2008 at 5:42 pm, Headless Mom Says:
Everyone is shaking but us on the other coast.
Makes me a little nervous for when we do start shaking…
May 6th, 2008 at 7:12 pm, FENICLE Says:
Isn’t it freaky!! Imagine waking up to a 5.3 quake at midnight!! We have had several larger scale quakes/tremors over the past few weeks in Indiana (where I am) – totaling over 25 quakes!
May 6th, 2008 at 7:15 pm, Molly Says:
The morning that I landed in Nashville a few weeks ago for my best friend’s baby shower, there was an earthquake. She didn’t feel it, but I did say something how I thought it was ironic that it happened the day I arrived from the D.C. area, as it seemed ripe for the apocalypse. Evidently I was right.
May 6th, 2008 at 7:29 pm, imaginary binky Says:
Wacky! It’s crazy to think that sometimes there are earthquakes in the Denver area, although I haven’t experienced one since we moved here in ‘99. I think the proper response is to run out into the yard in your underwear and shout obscenities.
Greetings from another Sarah, by the way!
May 6th, 2008 at 8:53 pm, jenni Says:
Holy shit! That’s awesome/crazy/scary!
May 7th, 2008 at 12:26 am, Mom101 Says:
Ack! Ack! Ack! My greatest fear! The first time I went to SF I didn’t sleep the entire week.
Glad you’re okay.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:52 am, De in D.C. Says:
Dude, I totally missed it. Apparently you don’t feel 1.8 magnitude earthquakes in a 10 story office building.
However, I do remember the one from 2003 that was mentioned in the article, and another one from a year before that. Both times I happened to be napping in the middle of the afternoon (a common pastime back then) and woke up to feel the bed shaking. Very surreal.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:36 am, Whit Says:
What you felt was change. Obama is shaking up Washington.
Wouldn’t that be funny if they used something like that?
I’m in L.A., I can make earthquake jokes.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:31 am, DC Urban Dad Says:
Wow – that is nuts. Yeah, sitting on the 11th floor in Arlington I guess you are oblivious.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:39 am, Cheryl Says:
Dang, Sarah, you’re kidding! My mama is still up yer way (I’m way down south in Richmond now…). I am betting my mom didn’t even roll over. Amazing, since she always managed to be wide awake when I thought I was sneaking in on little cat feet post-curfew….
Loved your showerus interruptus post BTW…so been there. The breezes are now just a facet of my bodily cleansing experiences.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:39 am, delmer Says:
The quake that hit outside of Evansville a while back woke me up as it shook my bed. I was about 350 miles from the quake.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:56 am, lumpyheadsmom Says:
OOOOHHH! I’m so jealous. I totally missed it.
Oh, and the confirmation of an actual earthquake doesn’t really clear you on the “crazy” front. I’m still not convinced.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:06 am, motherbumper Says:
Dude – glad you are okay and I think Whit is right about Obama.
Oh and the planet obviously thinks you are totally bangable.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:32 am, tori Says:
We had one a few weeks ago too. I slept through it though.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:36 pm, Gidge Says:
Thats the fun part of having lived in FLA.
You get the sonic boom point of reference.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:36 pm, Gidge Says:
Thats really more like an earthfart isn’t it? Vs an earthquake!?
May 7th, 2008 at 3:19 pm, PunditMom Says:
I thought it was thunder. I’m ducking now.
May 7th, 2008 at 3:39 pm, Alison Says:
Wow, that must have been a scary 10 seconds! Glad you’re okay.
May 7th, 2008 at 3:53 pm, Jennifer Says:
That’s pretty creepy! We just had an earthquake here in Indiana (well the WHOLE midwest, but it sounds scarier/cooler if I just say Indiana).
Glad you survived!
May 11th, 2008 at 12:35 am, Kristabella Says:
What is up with the Earth and their tectonic plates shaking in places they AREN’T SUPPOSED TO? We had one in IL and aftershocks that were just as big as the original.
Crazy.