5.9 mag. Earthquake in Virginia,

[Elenin]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/alert-earthquake-rocks-central-virginia-dc-region/2011/08/23/gIQAMwvEZJ_blog.html

Breaking: U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed an earthquake struck central Virginia at 1:53 p.m. It has been felt throughout the D.C. metro region. Am hearing it measured 5.8 on Richter scale. More to follow...

[StoppingTime]

Just heard about this, they evacuated the Pentagon, Capitol, official buildings in NYC...
I live in southern CT and didn't feel anything, but it was said to be felt here.
Probably no damage here though :)
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/quake-midatlantic_2011-08-23
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Rumbling-Felt-Across-DC-Region-128259078.html

[Skyhawk]

The funny thing is, I've been making a new signature, and my pictures I took of myself was during the earthquake. O_o

Also, Twitter is having a heart attack over it, get to your tweet limit before it calmes down.

I felt it in NH. Was pretty bad here.

[trooneh]

Weird
I didn't feel it down in the Boston area but you felt it in NH?

Also, it's been revised upwards to a 5.9

[Skyhawk]

WHDH in Boston has been going crazy over it, a building has shifted in Boston, everyone felt it, evacuated.

I don't see how you didn't feel it.

[StoppingTime]

People are overreacting too much. Cell phone services are being overloaded because people are going crazy over nothing. There have been no reports of major damage.

[trooneh]

WHDH in Boston has been going crazy over it, a building has shifted in Boston, everyone felt it, evacuated.

I don't see how you didn't feel it.


Yah, I just turned it on to watch Family Feud xD

I'm in Wellesley (if you know where that is) right now, didn't feel it here at least...

Edit:

( 15:14:47 ) ( @CommanderThor ) Sean, you didn't feel it because your fat absorbed the shockwaves... :p

that explains EVERYTHING...

[music is my soul]

I was in the middle of class nd i didnt feel a thing.

[Thanatos]

I was in Wegman's in central Jersey and didnt feel a thing but other people in the store felt it and some cans fell over. Jersey news is flipping out about it.

[screamtobeheard]

Felt it in Maryland. Everyone's flipping out. My volleyball practice was cancelled and everything. And I can barely get a phone call through.

[Dimitri]

Just got back from an accident that I responded too due to the earthquake, car accident, here, in OHIO!!!!

[tav18]

fuck i just now heard about this my mom's in Philadelphia and she said she felt it herself.now I'm freaked out because just month's ago we were talking about the end of world, a river in Texas turns blood red,the tornadoes, hurricane Irene and now this earthquake I'm freakin out...like seriously:eek:.

[AppealToReason]

...this made me lol...


http://famousdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/FamousDC-More-Earthquake-Damage.jpg
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=34109&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1314132855

[Skyhawk]

( 15:14:47 ) ( @CommanderThor ) Sean, you didn't feel it because your fat absorbed the shockwaves... :p

that explains EVERYTHING...

This made my day.

[prob1996]

I was in Wegman's in central Jersey and didnt feel a thing but other people in the store felt it and some cans fell over. Jersey news is flipping out about it.


^^^ I'm up in north New Jersey and it did shake the Kohl's I was in. And yh jersey news is going crazy with the story LOL^^^

[Starlight Blaze]

yeah I was on the second floor of a building and we felt it really well, as if the whole building was swaying
btw I'm in NY

[LifeisLife]

i dont live in the states but i've got friends in ohio, virginia and d.c. they said they could all feel it! :O i heard from someone that it had something to do with Yellowstone National Park and a volcano or something... :/

[Perseus]

i heard from someone that it had something to do with Yellowstone National Park and a volcano or something... :/
That's on the other side of the U.S. No way that affected them at all. Just plate tectonics.