5.8 earthquake in Virginia

b1adesofcha0s · 08-23-2011, 05:29 PM

I didn't get sent home and I work in a chemical plant.

We evacuated for like 20 mins then went back to work

NCSUPACK09 · 08-23-2011, 05:35 PM

I work 25 miles west of DC and it lasted about 30-40 seconds. For the first 25 seconds it kind of rumbled a little bit (enough to realize that it wasn't construction on the floor below) and then it shook pretty violently for about 5 seconds (I could see the building shifting laterally back and forth) and then about another 5-10 seconds of the rumbling again. I will also note that I was on the 5th floor of my building, so I dont know if that provided me with a different experience than others in the area. BTW, I stayed at work afterwards!

TWYNBYZ · 08-23-2011, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by NCSUPACK09

I work 25 miles west of DC and it lasted about 30-40 seconds. For the first 25 seconds it kind of rumbled a little bit (enough to realize that it wasn't construction on the floor below) and then it shook pretty violently for about 5 seconds (I could see the building shifting laterally back and forth) and then about another 5-10 seconds of the rumbling again. I will also note that I was on the 5th floor of my building, so I dont know if that provided me with a different experience than others in the area. BTW, I stayed at work afterwards!

Being on the 5th floor, did you get that dizzy sensation?

TWYNBYZ · 08-23-2011, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I didn't get sent home and I work in a chemical plant.

We evacuated for like 20 mins then went back to work

Lucky! At least you get some fresh air. I was smack dab in the middle of a meeting with several VP's when a 5.0 hit. After the shaking was over, one of the VP's politely says "please continue to elaborate on why this project is going to cost us an additional $500K?" Everyone laughed and the meeting continued. No evac for 20 mins or anything!

b1adesofcha0s · 08-23-2011, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TWYNBYZ

Lucky! At least you get some fresh air. I was smack dab in the middle of a meeting with several VP's when a 5.0 hit. After the shaking was over, one of the VP's politely says "please continue to elaborate on why this project is going to cost us an additional $500K?" Everyone laughed and the meeting continued. No evac for 20 mins or anything!

Hahaha, that sucks man. Yeah they wanted to make sure everything was ok in the plant first before they let us back in.

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