Jump to content

Comments:2.8 magnitude earthquake rattles northern Delaware, southwest New Jersey

Add topic
From Wikinews, the free news source you can write!
Latest comment: 15 years ago by 70.52.140.121

Back to article

This page is for commentary on the news. If you wish to point out a problem in the article (e.g. factual error, etc), please use its regular collaboration page instead. Comments on this page do not need to adhere to the Neutral Point of View policy. You should sign your comments by adding ~~~~ to the end of your message. Please remain on topic. Though there are very few rules governing what can be said here, civil discussion and polite sparring make our comments pages a fun and friendly place. Please think of this when posting.

Quick hints for new commentators:

  • Use colons to indent a response to someone else's remarks
  • Always sign your comments by putting --~~~~ at the end
  • You can edit a section by using the edit link to the right of the section heading


When did this happen? Today in about 2 hours? lol

No, probably yesterday, but this article doesn't say.

It definitely says in the article?

2.8? Are you serious? We get those all the time out here... sometimes don't even wake us up in the night... C'valyi d'Jade (talk) 15:38, 2 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Look at a map of the tectonic plates, this is a quake where you'd rarely expect one. The Wikinews IRC/Live chat channel has a program posts the USGS alerts for all quakes. It ignores everything under 5.0. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:01, 2 July 2009 (UTC)Reply
Maybe news maybe not. Would have been news here in Buffalo though. It would have been one I felt. So I guess depending on where you live and how often, or not earthquakes occur there, as to whether its news or not. 2.8 in Los Angeles or other parts of California would not be news IMO. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:40, 2 July 2009 (UTC)Reply
Several sources call it a "rare earthquake" given its location. –Juliancolton | Talk 16:54, 2 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Ugh, I'm from Ontario and I've slept through a magnitude 4. Still, sadly, I'm torn between thinking this 'news' is horribly uninteresting and thinking it's legitimate just because of oddity. Would've preferred to be able to laugh at it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.52.140.121 (talk) 01:25, 3 July 2009 (UTC)Reply