Could an earthquake be felt while flying in the Goodyear Blimp?

[Fear_Itself]

@cwthree

The eruption of Krakatoa generated ground movement and a pressure wave that was detected at ground level around the world (actually, it was detected several times as the wave rebounded). .

Krakatoa was an explosive volcanic eruption, so it really is not an apt comparison to an earthquake, even a very large one.

[billfish678]

@Fear_Itself

Krakatoa was an explosive volcanic eruption, so it really is not an apt comparison to an earthquake, even a very large one.

And a couple thousand feet through the air to the blimp is much less than 24,000 miles traveled multiple times.

[Jormungandr]

@Fear_Itself

Did the article say at what altitude it went from “not likely” to “very likely”? The GYB flies at a typical altitude of 1000 to 1500 feet.

It actually did when discussing the average height of an airplane and why it wouldn’t be affected, but I don’t remember.