# Big Boom in Philadelphia caused by 1.7 Magnitude Earthquake **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 29, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boom-in-philadelphia-caused-by-1-7-magnitude-earthquake/583642 "2011-05-29T04:53:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boom-in-philadelphia-caused-by-1-7-magnitude-earthquake/583642/1 "2011-05-29T04:53:55Z")
According to [this article](http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/Mystery-Boom-Caused-by-Earthquake--122775629.html), a 1.7 magnitude Earthquake caused a Big Boom in Philadelphia, PA. 1.7 Magnitude quake? ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boom-in-philadelphia-caused-by-1-7-magnitude-earthquake/583642/2 "2011-05-29T07:18:24Z")
Thanks for this thread. I saw a news story about the mysterious boom but missed the follow up today. I find a nearby earthquake disturbing. I’m also concerned that last week a tornado touched down a few miles from my apartment. This is Philly! We are not supposed to have tornadoes or earthquakes. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boom-in-philadelphia-caused-by-1-7-magnitude-earthquake/583642/3 "2011-05-29T12:33:12Z")
Immigants! I knew it was them! Even when it was the bears, I knew it was them 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boom-in-philadelphia-caused-by-1-7-magnitude-earthquake/583642/4 "2011-05-29T12:49:02Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > I find a nearby earthquake disturbing. I’m also concerned that last week a tornado touched down a few miles from my apartment. This is Philly! We are not supposed to have tornadoes or earthquakes. Yeah, really. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boom-in-philadelphia-caused-by-1-7-magnitude-earthquake/583642/5 "2011-05-29T12:59:16Z")
That’s right, Philadelphians, when I was recently visiting your city I took the liberty of leaving some disaster bombs for you. So if you don’t want to have a volcano erupting in the middle of Independence Hall, you will pay me the sum of … ONE MILLION DOLLARS! ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boom-in-philadelphia-caused-by-1-7-magnitude-earthquake/583642/6 "2011-05-29T13:06:51Z")
1.7? Andy Reid has had farts register higher than that. We had a 3.6 down here last year, and got laughed at. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boom-in-philadelphia-caused-by-1-7-magnitude-earthquake/583642/7 "2011-05-29T13:11:20Z")
Bahhh… This was bound to happen sooner or later…big city…there is always somebody somewhere “turning Japanese” at any given moment…you guys just had enough at the same time for it to register…