Told you, Cheryl.
After calls to the National Weather Service and a report from the Geological Survey, police quickly confirmed that there had been an earthquake. The calls heated up again last night, when many people in town heard and felt aftershocks. More than 30 people called Winston-Salem police communications between 7:45 and 8:45 p.m. The geological survey reported a 1.5 magnitude quake at 7:54 p.m. about 4 miles southwest of downtown, and a 2.4 magnitude quake about 3 miles southeast of downtown.
What I felt must have been the 1.5 magnitude.
Only this was closer to my house.
Using Google Earth and the USGS coordinates, here are the quake epicenter, the 1.5 mag aftershock epicenter, and my house (click to enlarge):
And a close-up view of my house in relation to the aftershock (click to enlarge). You can see individual houses to get a sense of scale:
According to Google Earth, I was 1.63 miles from the aftershock’s epicenter.
What did it feel like? Nothing. Just a low rumbling that lasted about a second. Nothing shook. Just a low rumbling.