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Earthquake?? #63590 07/30/2015 06:35 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,152 Washington, DC/SXM Angelface OP Traveler
OP Angelface Traveler Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,152 Washington, DC/SXM	Here now with the rents in Colombier and we all just felt the earth move. Earthquake? Anyone else feel something? Unrelated, I can't get over how dry things are right now.

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Re: Earthquake?? Angelface #63591 07/30/2015 06:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,631 Oyster Pond St. Martin S soualigacapt Traveler
soualigacapt Traveler S Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,631 Oyster Pond St. Martin	Strong tremor here in Oyster Pond. Felt like a truck hit the house. Dogs hate it!

Re: Earthquake?? Angelface #63592 07/30/2015 06:57 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 389 St. Maarten takeus2sxm Traveler
takeus2sxm Traveler Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 389 St. Maarten	Yes on both. We're in Pelican and felt it. It didn't seem too intense. Friends in Point Blanche really felt it. It's been so dry for too long. We've needed rain for months now.

Re: Earthquake?? takeus2sxm #63593 07/30/2015 07:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,001 Cape Cod whammy Traveler
whammy Traveler Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,001 Cape Cod	This is a handy link - don't see anything near SXM tho. http://earthquakestoday.info/

Re: Earthquake?? Angelface #63594 07/30/2015 07:25 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,697 D DonLinda Traveler
DonLinda Traveler D Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,697	http://721news.com/breaking-news-update-...-richter-scale/ SXM links and trip reports

Re: Earthquake?? whammy #63595 07/30/2015 08:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 274 Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada J jaxon60 Traveler
jaxon60 Traveler J Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 274 Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada	The earthquakes today link only shows quakes 4.5 and greater. Looks like the quake was a 3.8, so it wouldn't show.

Re: Earthquake?? jaxon60 #63596 07/30/2015 08:10 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 7,752 St. Maarten Barbara Traveler
Barbara Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 7,752 St. Maarten	http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10002wht#general_summary 3.8 ENE of Philipsburg http://barcann.livejournal.com/

Re: Earthquake?? Barbara #63597 07/30/2015 10:22 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,152 Washington, DC/SXM Angelface OP Traveler
OP Angelface Traveler Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,152 Washington, DC/SXM	Even tho the one I felt in DC recently was stronger (5.8) this felt more...awful. I don't know why, but it wigged us out. Of course, my mom (who can't sit still ever) didn't feel anything. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />

Re: Earthquake?? Angelface #63598 07/31/2015 11:24 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 85,099 Likes: 63 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler
Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 85,099 Likes: 63 Central Florida!	Daily Herald story Carol Hill

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