There was an earthquake in Mass. today?

[arib]

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/14375072/detail.html

Admittedly, not near me at all.

Hey mactavish, how big is a 2.5 quake, anyway?

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[griffen.livejournal.com]

Remember how wigged I was when we were in the subway station in Boston when I visited? The level of shaking going on there is about equivalent to a 3.0 or 3.2, which is why I kept looking for a doorway. It felt, to me, like an ongoing small quake.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

I have a picture of me standing in front of Peet's in Lexington, Mass., not half because it's, well, Peet's, but also because it is unreinforced masonry and there I am being all brave and stuff. I seem to be able to let go of the "every vibration means look for a safe place" and "bricks are deadly" mindset while in places that aren't quake prone. Oddly, I know of folks right around here who don't have that going on, either.

Our local fault -- the one where I can walk for 10 minutes and stand next to the scarp -- is considered one of the most dangerous in North America right now.