We just had a 6.7magnitude earthquake about 40 minutes ago.

Info here http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/ussadb.htm

I was on the elliptical trainer at the gym, and suddenly I lurched into the console and then had to hold on as I swayed back away from the machine. I thought maybe I was pushing too hard and slowed down, and then it happened again. About the same time I noticed other people looking around with confused looks on their faces, so I looked around for a ceiling fan or lights and saw them swaying. I took my headphones off, and just then the Manager came through the workout area and asked everyone to orderly evacuate the building til they could figure out what was going on.

That building took some major damage from the hurricane, so maybe they thought because the gym was full, the load bearing walls were buckling or something. As soon as we got outside and people couldn't put cell phone calls through because the network was so busy, I knew it wwas bigger than just the gym.

My next thought was “oh my god, I hope there's no tidal wave” and so far there hasnt been. I came home and got online right away and checked out www.usgs.com and found the link above. They hadn't even had a chance to report on it yet, the last one (of the 7 so far today) was jut off the coast of El Salvador, but someone pointed out to me that it was 18:22 UTC which was noon here, so that wasn't it.

Then they updated the page with the link I posted above, and it was 21 miles south of Bodden Town. That's more or less where the Cayman Trench is, and it's 26,000 feet deep out there.

More later