I was in like 2nd grade in Maryland when this quake happened and it's still permanently burned into my memory. When someone describes an earthquake, I'm expecting something where the ground violently shakes up and down. With this quake though, I remember that the ground slid side to side and then front to back, it did that twice before it just suddenly ended.

Is that just how all earthquakes feel? I've never felt an earthquake since then so I'm just not sure. The feeling of the ground sliding is also very strange and scary lol

🏠 Lindol! Earthquake! 5.6 Mb, registered by GFZ, 2024-12-03 18:54:41 UTC (crescent moon), on land, Dumalneg, Province of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos, Philippines (18.43, 120.8) likely felt 220 km away (in Laoag, Pasuquin, Pagudpud, Bacarra, San Nicolas…) by 768000 people (www.seismicportal.eu)

^2024-12-03T19:00:46Z

🏠 Gempa bumi! Earthquake! 5.6 Mb, registered by 4 agencies, 2024-12-03 16:09:18 UTC (crescent moon), on water (True), Talaud Islands, Indonesia (4.59, 126.24) ± 6 km likely felt 220 km away (in General Santos…) by 697300 people (www.seismicportal.eu)

^2024-12-03T16:19:36Z

I've had friends homesitting during our holidays and when we came back, one of our dining chairs was missing a leg. Friends were swearing they had nothing to do with it. Chair was still standing by the table on the other 3 legs, just its ripped out front leg was laying on a floor next to it. It didn't fall out from the joint though - the wood of the leg was split diagonally, as though someone too heavy sat on it and it collapsed. My first thought was that friends most likely had sex on the chair and it indeed collapsed. Friends denied vehemently. The only other possibility I could think of is the fact there was an earthquake which caused quite strong aftershocks in our area. My question is, have anyone ever had something like this happen because of an earthquake? I have hard time believing because we have quite some furniture which isn't attached to walls, but nothing feel down. Vases in these cabinets also were standing where they were before. I'm feeling very weird about it all and I wonder how I can trust friends who would lie about something like this.

In 2024, more areas of the U.S. experienced earthquakes, leading some homeowners to face what Alaskans and Californians live through and fear: earthquake damage to their homes.

Earthquake just happened in Mingora swat

📈 Lindol 5.8 M, registered by 4 agencies, 2024-11-27 21:58:47 UTC (twilight) on land, Aliaga, Province of Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines (15.52, 120.83) likely felt 260 km away (in Tarlac City, Cabanatuan, Talavera, Aliaga, Concepcion…) by 17.9 million people (www.seismicportal.eu)

^2024-11-27T22:08:27Z

📉 Lindol 5.5 Mgqm, registered by 4 agencies, 2024-11-27 21:58:49 UTC (twilight) on land, Jaen, Province of Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines (15.33, 120.91) ± 1 km likely felt 210 km away (in Cabanatuan, Gapan, Quezon City, Angeles, San Miguel…) by 25.6 million people (localhost:38002)

^2024-11-27T22:08:05Z

🏠 Lindol! Earthquake! 6.0 Mb, registered by 4 agencies, 2024-11-27 21:58:47 UTC (twilight) on land, Aliaga, Province of Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines (15.51, 120.85) ± 1 km likely felt 290 km away (in Tarlac City, Cabanatuan, Talavera, Aliaga, Concepcion…) by 17.9 million people (www.seismicportal.eu)

^2024-11-27T22:05:07Z

📉 地震 4.6 Mw, registered by KOERI,NEIC,US, 2024-11-27 15:32:23 UTC (crescent moon), on water (True), Taiwan (24.01, 121.73), ↓43 km likely felt 150 km away (in 花蓮市, 吉安鄉, 新城鄉, 新北市, 臺中市…) by 12.4 million people with maximum intensity Shindo 1 (www.seismicportal.eu)

^2024-11-27T15:49:54Z

🏠 地震! Earthquake! 5.1 M, 2024-11-27 15:32:03 UTC (crescent moon), on water (True), Taiwan (24.1, 120.1), ↓120 km likely felt 260 km away (in 臺中市, 彰化市, 鹿港鎮, 和美鎮, 員林市…) by 52.1 million people with maximum intensity Shindo 1 (www.kmoni.bosai.go.jp)

^2024-11-27T15:39:20Z

🏠 地震? Earthquake? M5+ estimated, possibly 2024-11-27 15:32:03 UTC (crescent moon), on water (True), Taiwan (24.1, 120.1), ↓120 km likely felt 260 km away (in 臺中市, 彰化市, 鹿港鎮, 和美鎮, 員林市…) by 52.1 million people with maximum intensity Shindo 1 (www.kmoni.bosai.go.jp)

^2024-11-27T15:36:31Z

🏠 Lindol! Earthquake! 5.3 Mb, registered by scevent, 2024-11-27 12:32:26 UTC (crescent moon), on land, Mariveles, Province of Bataan, Central Luzon, Philippines (14.47, 120.41), ↓33 km likely felt 230 km away (in Mariveles, Quezon City, Manila, Caloocan, Olongapo…) by 25.0 million people (service.geonet.org.nz)

^2024-11-27T12:58:29Z