Wow heute musste ich leider mein erstes Erdbeben miterleben. Ich lag im Garten auf meiner Liege und ploetzlich hat der ganze Boden gebebt, der Pool hat extrem gewackelt und das Haus erst.. Ploetzlich ist auch noch meine Stange, die ich fuer den Pool nutze, runtergefallen und es hat einen riessen Krach gemacht. Das war dann der zweite Schock.
Meine Nachbarn sind geschockt aus ihrem Haus gerannt und ich habe nur geschrieen: Is this a Earth Quake???"
WOW das war ein Erlebnis, das ich nicht unbedingt erleben musste. Das macht einem wirklich Angst. Die armen Hundis sind auch ganz verrueckt geworden..
Aber es ist alles in Ordnung, uns geht es gut, sind mit einem Schock davon gekommen....
Ausschnitt aus dem Internet.. Ich arbeite beim einzigen Energielieferant hier in VA. Fast haette es unsere Nuclear Units getroffen. Thanks god!!!!
The quake rocked Virginia at 1:51 p.m., and authorities said the epicenter appeared to be in Louisa County, about 40 miles northwest of Richmond. The epicenter is not far from Dominion Virginia Power's North Anna nuclear plant, where the earthquake knocked out power, but the both nuclear units were shut down without incident and no damage was apparent, Dominion said.
"We did lose on-site power, but all the diesel generators are up and running," Dominion spokesman Richard Zuercher said 30 minutes after the quake. "Everything appears to be operating just fine."
Zuercher said North Anna's operators were preparing to manually shut down the units after the quake when the power station's operating system automatically powered down both units.
The quake _ the largest in Virginia since May 5, 1897, according to the U.S. Geological Survey _ shook buildings and employees were ordered outside across Richmond and other cities in Virginia. Within minutes, Richmond police began receiving calls about possible property damage.
Those calls included a possible stairwell collapse along North First Street downtown, a possible wall collapse along East Broad Street in the city's East End and a possible wall collapse at a structure along Hioaks Road in South Richmond _ as well as numerous reports of possible gas leaks.
While many of the calls proved unfounded, they kept emergency crews busy throughout the affternoon.
Authorities report no known significant damage or injuries in the counties of Amelia, Charles, Cumberland, Goochland, King and Queen, New Kent and Powhatan and the cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights and Hopewell.
William Harper, an employee with the town of Mineral in Louisa County, reported "some building damage" at the municipal offices, where the telephones were ringing constantly.
The Chesterfield County fire marshal's office said there were no injuries and "minimal calls" for emergency services but a significant number of calls asking what had happened. Authorities said that if someone's building appeared undamaged and there were no apparent hazards _ such as the odor of gas, exposed wires or broken pipes _ then it was OK to return inside.
Henrico County reported no confirmed cases of serious damage from the quake. "At this point, we have no reports of significant structural damage," said Henrico police Lt. Eric D. Owens.
However, Owens asked that anyone in Henrico who experienced significant damage call.
"We did lose on-site power, but all the diesel generators are up and running," Dominion spokesman Richard Zuercher said 30 minutes after the quake. "Everything appears to be operating just fine."
Zuercher said North Anna's operators were preparing to manually shut down the units after the quake when the power station's operating system automatically powered down both units.
The quake _ the largest in Virginia since May 5, 1897, according to the U.S. Geological Survey _ shook buildings and employees were ordered outside across Richmond and other cities in Virginia. Within minutes, Richmond police began receiving calls about possible property damage.
Those calls included a possible stairwell collapse along North First Street downtown, a possible wall collapse along East Broad Street in the city's East End and a possible wall collapse at a structure along Hioaks Road in South Richmond _ as well as numerous reports of possible gas leaks.
While many of the calls proved unfounded, they kept emergency crews busy throughout the affternoon.
Authorities report no known significant damage or injuries in the counties of Amelia, Charles, Cumberland, Goochland, King and Queen, New Kent and Powhatan and the cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights and Hopewell.
William Harper, an employee with the town of Mineral in Louisa County, reported "some building damage" at the municipal offices, where the telephones were ringing constantly.
The Chesterfield County fire marshal's office said there were no injuries and "minimal calls" for emergency services but a significant number of calls asking what had happened. Authorities said that if someone's building appeared undamaged and there were no apparent hazards _ such as the odor of gas, exposed wires or broken pipes _ then it was OK to return inside.
Henrico County reported no confirmed cases of serious damage from the quake. "At this point, we have no reports of significant structural damage," said Henrico police Lt. Eric D. Owens.
However, Owens asked that anyone in Henrico who experienced significant damage call.
Keine Kommentare:
Kommentar veröffentlichen