PA Earthquake

Bud L · Post by **Bud L** » Sat. Dec. 27, 2008 10:06 am

Anyone else feel the earthquake last night? It shook the house and woke up the dog. The coal stove survived just fine. Jerry builds some tough stuff! lol

WNY · Post by **WNY** » Sat. Dec. 27, 2008 10:14 am

WOW! Maybe that's what I felt last night, Oh wait, we had Severe thunderstorms and the thunder rattled the house pretty good!!

gambler · Post by **gambler** » Sat. Dec. 27, 2008 10:14 am

Are you sure it was an earthquake and not the chili ?

TimV · Post by **TimV** » Sat. Dec. 27, 2008 10:23 am

There was a quake in Pa last night!!
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2008/12/lancast ... quake.html

tvb · Post by **tvb** » Sat. Dec. 27, 2008 10:35 am

Wow. a 3.4 mag one. That's not insignificant.

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Post by **coaledsweat** » Sat. Dec. 27, 2008 11:27 am

Did it turn up a new anthracite vein?

titleist1 · Post by **titleist1** » Sat. Dec. 27, 2008 9:55 pm

We get hit with rumbles nearly every day. However, we can never tell if its an earthquake, a bad thunderstorm or Aberdeen Proving Grounds testing out some new explosives.

cArNaGe · Post by **cArNaGe** » Sun. Dec. 28, 2008 12:26 am

Come live at my place. When the quarry blast's the pictures fall off the walls.

Freddy · Post by **Freddy** » Sun. Dec. 28, 2008 3:34 am

So this is how you fine people in coal country shake the ashes & settle the coal in your bins.

coalkirk · Post by **coalkirk** » Sun. Dec. 28, 2008 9:34 am

That quake, which was centered in Lancaster county, PA. was felt in northern Harford County MD.

gaw · Post by **gaw** » Sun. Dec. 28, 2008 10:10 am

I didn't feel anything in western Schuylkill county. I have not heard any reports if anyone felt anything this far north or not.

winklergrandson · Post by **winklergrandson** » Tue. Dec. 30, 2008 7:33 am

about 14 years ago when I lived in Wyomissing, Pa (Reading) we had an earthguake (4.2 richter) it dropped some terra cota lining into my oil run furnace...it "backpuffed" in the middle of the night......what a FREAKIN' nightmare. My insurance agent said I did not have earthquake coverage on my policy...i told him that house was 40 years old and the "lining" to the chimney could have falled w or w out a earthquake....only one person or being knew what caused that "stuff" to fall into the furnace...old age or earthquake and that person was the MAIN DUDE UPSTAIRS...I told my agent if you got a direct line to him I need to talk to him because everything I own is ruined. Eventually State farm opened a claim. State Farm is the WORST if you ever have to claim any of your premiums back

e.alleg · Post by **e.alleg** » Fri. Jan. 02, 2009 1:05 am

I felt an earthquake in Connecticut one time. I slept with my shoes and wool hat on for months after that, I was frightened.

Black_And_Blue · Post by **Black_And_Blue** » Fri. Jan. 02, 2009 8:56 am

YellowStone is stirring too...

http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/capital-comme ... pervolcano

ETA : Another link http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,18 ... 13,00.html

kootch88 · Post by **kootch88** » Fri. Jan. 02, 2009 11:13 am

winklergrandson wrote:about 14 years ago when I lived in Wyomissing, Pa (Reading) we had an earthguake (4.2 richter) it dropped some terra cota lining into my oil run furnace...it "backpuffed" in the middle of the night......what a FREAKIN' nightmare. My insurance agent said I did not have earthquake coverage on my policy...i told him that house was 40 years old and the "lining" to the chimney could have falled w or w out a earthquake....only one person or being knew what caused that "stuff" to fall into the furnace...old age or earthquake and that person was the MAIN DUDE UPSTAIRS...I told my agent if you got a direct line to him I need to talk to him because everything I own is ruined. Eventually State farm opened a claim. State Farm is the WORST if you ever have to claim any of your premiums back

So are all companies when someone wants coverage for something they didn't purchase. I am an insurance agent and people opt not to have earthquake coverage, rental on their cars etc, but as soon as they have a need for the coverage they want the benefit. I have three policyholders in my entire book with Earthquake (earthmovement) coverage. If we had a quake I would have a rush on folks wanting coverage for something they opted not to have. Same goes for flood, no one wants to pay for it but they want the benefit when they are flooded.