Earthquake Jan 2 11:46PM

nicole · 01-03-2011, 07:39 PM

I heard it here in Weirs Beach. It woke me up and scared me but my husband slept right through it. Like Pepper, my kitty also got woken up and was very scared.

Newbiesaukee · 01-03-2011, 08:04 PM

When we bought our house on the Lake, our insurer asked if we wanted earthquake insurance. I laughed, but investigating further it seemed a bargain, so I have it. I'm a little nervous about natural disasers as our home had been totalled in a hurricane.

kauriel · 01-03-2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Newbiesaukee

When we bought our house on the Lake, our insurer asked if we wanted earthquake insurance. I laughed, but investigating further it seemed a bargain, so I have it. I'm a little nervous about natural disasers as our home had been totalled in a hurricane.

I requested to add earthquake insurance to our homeowners policy and the agent laughed and asked if I was from CA. I responded no, just someone who understands earthquakes can occur on the east coast. Sure enough we had a small earthquake the day our new policy went into effect! Not big enough to cause damage, but it reassured me that the small cost was worth the peace of mind!!!

Chaos · 01-03-2011, 09:05 PM

I felt / heard it in Southern NH. Finished the news and boom. i thought my someone came down the driveway and hit something. I was surprised this AM when I heard about the quake.

SteveA · 01-03-2011, 09:09 PM

9 km Deep. Very close to Squam Lake. I slept thru it.

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wifi · 01-03-2011, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nicole

I heard it here in Weirs Beach. It woke me up and scared me but my husband slept right through it. Like Pepper, my kitty also got woken up and was very scared.

I slept thru it. Now I understand why my kitties didn't want me to leave this morning, it was very pronounced.

According to the maps, it was on the far side of Squam Lake (relative to Moultonboro), looks like Sandwich, near the Holderness line.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.777...2&f=d&t=h&hl=e

Lake Shore CT · 01-03-2011, 09:25 PM

I felt it in Meredith. I was not sure what it was but ended up thinking it was thunder. An earthquake never entered my mind even though I was in a good size one several years back in Las Vegas. I never think of one in New England.

Shore Driver · 01-03-2011, 09:57 PM

Very near the Morgan-Percival loop trail. Would NOT want to in those boulder caves when an earthquake hits!

Great Northern Cleaning · 01-03-2011, 10:32 PM

I'm sitting here waiting on a rambling incoherent reponse from fatlazyless......

Meredith lady · 01-04-2011, 11:42 AM

Felt it and heard it here in Meredith. Never entered my mind that it was a quake. Thought it sounded like a big truck rumbling down the road.

fatlazyless · 01-04-2011, 11:53 AM

Ashland is the geographic center of New Hampshire, so this quake was centered in the geographic center of the state....like it hit a bullseye target attached on top of NH.

Heard a teacher from PSU on tv say the quake was due to areas inside the earth readjusting to no longer being slightly compressed by the weight of the ice glaciers of ten thousand years ago weighing down on top of the earth's surface. The downward pressure is no longer there because the glaciers have melted, and the planet is slowly springing back to its' prior condition. The earth was no doubt thinking: "Thank God that glacier finally melted.....hey....that thing was no lightweight!"

Just like when you go to the beach, fall asleep, and your girlfriend buries you under a pile of sand!

Ryan · 01-04-2011, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Ashland is the geographic center of New Hampshire, so this quake was centered in the geographic center of the state....like it hit a bullseye target attached on top of NH.

Heard a teacher from PSU on tv say the quake was due to areas inside the earth readjusting to no longer being slightly compressed by the weight of the ice glaciers of ten thousand years ago weighing down on top of the earth's surface. The downward pressure is no longer there because the glaciers have melted, and the planet is slowly springing back to its' prior condition. The earth was no doubt thinking: "Thank God that glacier finally melted.....hey....that thing was no lightweight!"

Just like when you go to the beach, fall asleep, and your girlfriend buries you under a pile of sand!

FLL - Any interruption to daily processes at Meredith McDonalds?

fatlazyless · 01-04-2011, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan

FLL - Any interruption to daily processes at Meredith McDonalds?

...say yes...don't you know the quake actually stirred the great big talking moose head to let out a great big "urp" .....

01-03-2011, 08:04 PM	#2
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,359 Thanks: 956 Thanked 573 Times in 298 Posts	When we bought our house on the Lake, our insurer asked if we wanted earthquake insurance. I laughed, but investigating further it seemed a bargain, so I have it. I'm a little nervous about natural disasers as our home had been totalled in a hurricane. __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."

01-03-2011, 09:05 PM	#4
Chaos Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Danville, NH and West Alton Marina Posts: 134 Thanks: 111 Thanked 32 Times in 20 Posts	I felt it I felt / heard it in Southern NH. Finished the news and boom. i thought my someone came down the driveway and hit something. I was surprised this AM when I heard about the quake.

01-03-2011, 09:09 PM	#5
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Map of quake 9 km Deep. Very close to Squam Lake. I slept thru it. __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

01-03-2011, 09:25 PM	#7
Lake Shore CT Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Felt in Meredith I felt it in Meredith. I was not sure what it was but ended up thinking it was thunder. An earthquake never entered my mind even though I was in a good size one several years back in Las Vegas. I never think of one in New England.

01-03-2011, 10:32 PM	#9
Great Northern Cleaning Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Belmont Posts: 89 Thanks: 17 Thanked 37 Times in 26 Posts	I'm waiting.... I'm sitting here waiting on a rambling incoherent reponse from fatlazyless......

01-03-2011, 07:39 PM	#1
nicole Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Weirs Beach, NH Posts: 139 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 178 Thanked 19 Times in 14 Posts	I heard it here in Weirs Beach. It woke me up and scared me but my husband slept right through it. Like Pepper, my kitty also got woken up and was very scared.

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01-03-2011, 09:57 PM	#8
Shore Driver Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tolland CT Posts: 194 Thanks: 20 Thanked 31 Times in 25 Posts	Very near the Morgan-Percival loop trail. Would NOT want to in those boulder caves when an earthquake hits!

01-04-2011, 11:42 AM	#10
Meredith lady Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 217 Thanks: 290 Thanked 138 Times in 26 Posts	earthquake Felt it and heard it here in Meredith. Never entered my mind that it was a quake. Thought it sounded like a big truck rumbling down the road.

01-04-2011, 11:53 AM	#11
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,807 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 301 Thanked 1,027 Times in 747 Posts	Ashland is the geographic center of New Hampshire, so this quake was centered in the geographic center of the state....like it hit a bullseye target attached on top of NH. Heard a teacher from PSU on tv say the quake was due to areas inside the earth readjusting to no longer being slightly compressed by the weight of the ice glaciers of ten thousand years ago weighing down on top of the earth's surface. The downward pressure is no longer there because the glaciers have melted, and the planet is slowly springing back to its' prior condition. The earth was no doubt thinking: "Thank God that glacier finally melted.....hey....that thing was no lightweight!" Just like when you go to the beach, fall asleep, and your girlfriend buries you under a pile of sand! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

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