Earthquake in VA/DC

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

A little while ago. I felt it at my house on Long Island, it was 5.8 in DC. I hope everyone is ok.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

5.9. 34 miles NW of Richmond, VA. Pentagon and Capitol Buildings are being evacuted.

[Ridewithme38 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ridewithme38]

Should i call my TS in Williamsburg and ask if they've received any damage from it...or was it not that bad by earthquake standards...

I'm on Long Island too and felt it in the office!

[gandalf252002 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gandalf252002]

Unless there was two, we felt it all the way up here in London, ON although it was minimal.

A little while ago. I felt it at my house on Long Island, it was 5.8 in DC. I hope everyone is ok.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

5.9. 34 miles NW of Richmond, VA. Pentagon and Capitol Buildings are being evacuted.

My brother was in an elevator that shook so hard a panel came down. He thought he was going to plummet 14 floors but fortunately did not. According to him there are "no reports yet of any major damage, just a lot of people in need of new underwear."

[Nancy Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Nancy]

We were in car and didn't feel anything. When we got home, northern Virginia, saw a few items off shelves. One clock stopped running and two clocks that weren't running, started running . DS was in an elevator also. Got out and walked down stairs instead of staying in elevator.

Nancy

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

That is a big shake for you and must have scared a lot of people. Do you get aftershocks already? Be safe.

[StressCadet Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close StressCadet]

My brother was in an elevator that shook so hard a panel came down. He thought he was going to plummet 14 floors but fortunately did not. According to him there are "no reports yet of any major damage, just a lot of people in need of new underwear."

Now I understand why my nephew is posting "End of the World, H*ll yeah!" on his Facebook. He's in Virginia....

[1950bing Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close 1950bing]

Felt it @ VA Tech

[Nancy Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Nancy]

Haven't felt any after shocks yet.

Nancy

[StressCadet Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close StressCadet]

I can't imagine how the folks in DC and NYC felt..it must have been unnerving to say the least.

I talked to my SIL. They're fine. She said at least she knew what was going on (being from Calif) other folks-not so much.

Hope everyone is ok.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

Haven't felt any after shocks yet.

Nancy

You might not feel them, but I'll bet there were some. If you check the USGS website you can see.

In fact there was a 2.8 centered in the same place about an hour after the first quake.

[longtimer Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close longtimer]

We felt a pretty strong shake here in Allentown, PA. Scared us quite a bit. I don't know how the folks on the West Coast live with it all the time. Hope all our TS friends and their families are OK.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

We felt a pretty strong shake here in Allentown, PA. Scared us quite a bit. I don't know how the folks on the West Coast live with it all the time. Hope all our TS friends and their families are OK.

You get used to it. And they are quick.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

I was online and the whole house shook violently around 1:55 PM. Haven't noticed any damage yet. I live in CT near the Mass border and not far from the NY border. Worse than the one we had around 20 years ago.