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That was eerie! I felt my apartment building start to rock and sway as the walls were creaking. Not something I’m used to as a NY native, and not something I lo

by _sword 2y ago

That was eerie! I felt my apartment building start to rock and sway as the walls were creaking. Not something I’m used to as a NY native, and not something I loved to experience 20+ floors above the ground.

coldcode 2y ago
I experienced a 3.8 (I think) in Dallas some years ago, 30 stories up. It was likely caused by oil drilling action in the area, as Texas is not an earthquake zone if I remember correctly. It was not fun, no dampers in that building.
s-kymon 2y ago
I thought it was a train or truck going by
- _sword 2y ago
  I thought wind at first because it's been stormy lately
rdedev 2y ago
My first earthquake experience. I thought maybe I was imagining things but when the walls started to shake I got out
foxyv 2y ago
I remember being in a 4th floor office and feeling the building sway. I can't imagine how terrifying 20+ floors up would be.
- 13of40 2y ago
  I was in the one in Seattle around 2000 on the 5th floor of a building, and I distinctly remember walking down the hall with the building swaying like a boat in a storm, wondering when the whole thing was just going to snap and crumble into a pile of rubble. Luckily it turns out they make modern buildings not do that. I've been back to that building and they still have cracks in the stairwell from it, though.
blitzkrieg3 2y ago
On the 37th floor of my office buildin I didn't even feel it. Others said they thought it was the wind. Tuned mass dampers are no joke.
- stonks 2y ago
  On the 38th floor in Hell's Kitchen, I felt my chair and desk shake. It was like 10 seconds long. One of my neighbours often close their doors with force which causes the wall to vibrate. Then I noticed things not attached to the walls also were shaking and understood it's an earthquake. I also noticed lots of birds flying near the Hudson River. I have never thought I would feel an earthquake here. I also searched Google to see if there's an earthquake, and at 10:23am nothing was showing up. I remember a year ago Google used to ask "Have you felt your building start shaking", and nothing this time.
kungfupawnda 2y ago
I was at a coffee shop in Astoria and it sounded like the subway running under. My first thought was that there is no line under this street (been living here forever). Then I thought maybe a jet liner flew over too close. But then judging by other people's reaction, I realized that this was an earthquake. I had no idea that you can hear earthquakes...
potatolicious 2y ago
I remember living on the 30th floor in Manhattan during Sandy. I grew up in a hurricane-prone area so remembered to fill the tub. Watching all the water slosh around as the building swayed was... disconcerting.

by _sword 2y ago

coldcode 2y ago

I experienced a 3.8 (I think) in Dallas some years ago, 30 stories up. It was likely caused by oil drilling action in the area, as Texas is not an earthquake zone if I remember correctly. It was not fun, no dampers in that building.

s-kymon 2y ago

I thought it was a train or truck going by

_sword 2y ago
I thought wind at first because it's been stormy lately

rdedev 2y ago

My first earthquake experience. I thought maybe I was imagining things but when the walls started to shake I got out

foxyv 2y ago

I remember being in a 4th floor office and feeling the building sway. I can't imagine how terrifying 20+ floors up would be.

13of40 2y ago
I was in the one in Seattle around 2000 on the 5th floor of a building, and I distinctly remember walking down the hall with the building swaying like a boat in a storm, wondering when the whole thing was just going to snap and crumble into a pile of rubble. Luckily it turns out they make modern buildings not do that. I've been back to that building and they still have cracks in the stairwell from it, though.

blitzkrieg3 2y ago

On the 37th floor of my office buildin I didn't even feel it. Others said they thought it was the wind. Tuned mass dampers are no joke.

stonks 2y ago
On the 38th floor in Hell's Kitchen, I felt my chair and desk shake. It was like 10 seconds long. One of my neighbours often close their doors with force which causes the wall to vibrate. Then I noticed things not attached to the walls also were shaking and understood it's an earthquake. I also noticed lots of birds flying near the Hudson River. I have never thought I would feel an earthquake here. I also searched Google to see if there's an earthquake, and at 10:23am nothing was showing up. I remember a year ago Google used to ask "Have you felt your building start shaking", and nothing this time.

kungfupawnda 2y ago

I was at a coffee shop in Astoria and it sounded like the subway running under. My first thought was that there is no line under this street (been living here forever). Then I thought maybe a jet liner flew over too close. But then judging by other people's reaction, I realized that this was an earthquake. I had no idea that you can hear earthquakes...

potatolicious 2y ago

I remember living on the 30th floor in Manhattan during Sandy. I grew up in a hurricane-prone area so remembered to fill the tub. Watching all the water slosh around as the building swayed was... disconcerting.