East Coast quake: A seismologist explains

Chris Wragge talks to seismologist James Gaherty, a Lamont Research Professor, Columbia University about the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that hit the eastern United States - only the second time this century that one this large has occurred on the East Coast.

[@jimbart76]

Poor scientist seemed so nervous on TV but he did a good job. 👍🏻

[@jdaniels161]

i was in my room when the floor began shaking. living in jersey i did not know 4sure if it was an earthquake i never felt one before. i'm only 17

[@patricknelson]

It was so freaky, all the way out in Philly. I remember I was at my desk at the office when this happened. Never felt a quake in my life, we don’t get quakes out there so… I was like “Jon, stop kicking my desk…” he says he’s not doing anything. “Jon, stop shaking the desk dude, my water is about to spill.” 😂 he’s like “That’s not me man, you’re shaking my desk!” Then we all had this sudden realization like “WTF, is this an earthquake?” all at the same time. Nobody knew what to do.

[@sambostic8715]

1860, the quake was an 8.0 that rang church bells in Boston. Center point was Mississippi River. Was that more powerful than the 1906 quake that hit San Fransisco? Mississippi River also flowed backwards from south to north the same day as the 1860 quake hit.

[@PhotoUlf]

haha, poor guy seemed nervous...

[@Devouring-Swarm]

Was in a recliner when it happened. Thought I was hallucinating at the time

[@thatgirlfromktown]

I was at work when it hit and all of a sudden my chair started wobbling back & forth. I live about an hour away from the coast in NC.

[@jackiebre5065]

There was one today in Glenn falls In New York

[@littledebhehe1685]

I was in first grad when this hit and nobody knew what to do 💀💀
I live in VA btw

[@kolynkaefindley]

I live in West Virginia I was in school 🏫 when the earthquake happened the computers that we were using started to shake violently so we all evacuated the building! It was a definitely scary time August 2011.

[@Razlets]

I was sitting on my bed when my house started ro shake xD

[@jamiecook9300]

Razlets haha same

[@johaku99]

I was in Maryland in The Basement on my computer I felt it and I heard it

[@AgentSpockAgentSpock]

I remember this this happened the day before my birthday

[@irish327rose5]

The East Coast, we have the Ramapo fault line. Its the eastern part of the western Cascadia and southern one that also includes the New Madrid fault line.
And yes, we get our rattles
Much love 😎🍀💙

[@RobertJones-zr3om]

SMH. How you think we got the Appalachian mountains

[@bbrenddon]

I remember the day this happened

[@unitymaster803]

👏👏👏

[@samuelcantley5500]

the big one is comein

[@notofthisworld5267]

I think so as well.
I think many are underway throughout this century

[@jasonsleeth2429]

I live a few miles from mineral va my house turned into jello lol

[@ModernPatriotsUnited]

Dutchsinse warned this would happen.

[@GaryHind701]

John Smith this is the 2011 Virginia M5.8 earthquake, you may have mistaken this for the M4.1 earthquake in Delaware Nov 30th 2017?

[@vivianev.1756]

John Smith Dutchsince is awesome !!!

[@xBloodXGusherx]

I heard he was racist.

[@Razlets]

@DigitalxDildo ~pukes~

[@nelsoncanales1894]

These people will lie.. there are more coming.. find Christ.

[@notofthisworld5267]

Yup they do.
I have no doubt many terrible quakes will occur throughout this century

[@conspiracyfact9659]

This guy studders