EARTHQUAKE JUST HIT DC AREA, MY HOUSE SHOOK LIKE xxx [Mag 5.9 in VA]

self ^ | 8/23/2011 | STOCKPIRATE

[stockpirate]

DAMN

[GOPJ]

DC?

[lwd]

felt tremors in NC. NO BS

[penelopesire]

Hmmmmm...underground nuke? Does washington even have a fault zone?

[SoCal Pubbie]

Rookie.

[Jonah Hex]

Felt it here inTidewater VA.

[frithguild]

Felt in Ocean Grove NJ

[bigcat32]

Felt it in CLEVELAND!

[dirtboy]

We just felt one up here in Lower Bucks County, PA

[freedumb2003]

We felt it here in Richmond — it felt like a 3.0 or so to me...

[TaraP]

Reporting on Fox News...

[null and void]

Yes DC, and a geological, rather that political quake...

[mnehring]

Bump. Is this normal for d.c. or did Michelle O. trip?

[stockpirate]

LASTED 1-15 SECONDS, WAS PRETTY HARD. I AM NO LONGER AN EARTHQUAKE VIRGIN

[NowApproachingMidnight]

NYC hit as well.
Just felt it on 42nd ST on 14th FL.

[dila813]

Was it? or something else?

[stephenjohnbanker]

D.C. ? WTF ?

[MindyW]

Just hit the office building in Fairfax too. Wow....first one I’ve ever felt.

[kinsman redeemer]

I felt is STRONG and 205 seconds in Western Loudoun County!!!

WOW!

[HokieMom]

I felt it in McLean — we bolted outside because we thought the roof was falling in. Never been in an earthquake before.

[Velvet_Jones]

Yup. Hit Olney about 5 minutes ago. A few bangs, then about 20 seconds of shaking.

[freespirited]

Felt in Central VA too. Was the loudest and longest I’ve ever experienced. Now time to do damage assessment.

[GnL]

Felt it here in Rochester NY at 1:55.

[taxcontrol]

My boss is in DC and said it was a pretty hard quake.

[MilicaBee]

We felt it in upstate NY!!!

[dforest]

Eric Holder and his band of cowards are gettin’ out of town.

[jjsheridan5]

I can confirm (NW DC). Still feeling a little disoriented.

[sodpoodle]

Right - felt it too in Howard County Maryland - and Weather Channel just reported it.

Thought it was a gust of wind rattling the windows, but the house started shaking.

That was strange;)

[ottbmare]

Yup, same same. I’m in the middle of MoCo. Kinda cool.

What’s interesting is that the dogs didn’t care. I thought dogs were supposed to get all freaked out before an earthquake and warn you. Mine didn’t seem interested.

[kinsman redeemer]

20 seconds... ooops

[momtothree]

We had one in Montgomery County, Maryland.. just a few minutes ago. Friends in Baltimore City reporting ceiling tiles falling. Damn again!

[ScottinVA]

WHOA!!!! Felt it here in Suffolk, VA!!!!

[par4]

My office is between Baltimore and Gambrills, monitor started shaking a little and then the ciling started moving. Whole building emptied out like someone set off a fire alarm.

Didn't expect an earthquake around here - spooky.

[Interesting Times]

Same here. It knocked small items off shelves and shook all the walls. Never experienced anything like this in 40 years in the area.

[Constitution Day]

Some tremors here in Wilson, NC for maybe 10-15 sec. Scary!

[null and void]

Also felt in NYC Fox studios

[PapaBear3625]

Felt it in PA near Philly.

[stockpirate]

Man I am shaking, never had one before, been here 60 years.

[Tea Party Hobbit]

I felt it in SW NC. The house shook gently for at least a minute.

[coop71]

Felt it in Cary, NC...very minor, but strange.

[sitetest]

I live outside of Annapolis, MD, we felt it here, too. Pretty scary.

[coop71]

Felt it in Cary, NC...very minor, but strange.

[stephenjohnbanker]

LOL!

[Vision]

Hit us in Baltimore. A 5.8mag in Virginia it seems. Cell phones aren’t working.

[McGruff]

No. It was here in Connecticut!

[SMCC1]

Felt in Philly as well.

[Free Per the Constitution]

I just felt an earthquake and I’m 20 miles north of New York City. My house was shaking. It was erie.

[dirtboy]

USGS is reporting a 5.8 - that’s a big quake for the East Coast.

[NYer]

I’m in Albany NY and felt the shaking up here.

[Stentor]

At 1:53PM I felt it in Philadelphia. Shook my chair and rattled my door on its frame.Im in a western section of the city. Now I don’t feel crazy(er).