East coast Earthquake!?

[Toyz]

Was in Towson, Maryland at work and it shook our building hard for 5-10 seconds.

Many stress cracks in the stucco covering exterior walls.

No land lines or cell phones for a little while.

 

[StuntDouble]

I'm over on the Eastern Shore, and though I didn't feel anything, a couple of the guys that were sitting down said they felt the ground shaking back and forth. I also talked to my girlfriend on the coast of NC, and she said people were reporting feeling tremors there as well.

A friend of mine actually lives in Mineral, Va., and he said his house shook pretty good, but that there was no damage.

Update: I just received word from my friend out in Mineral, and he said there have been a couple more tremors, with the last one occurring about 5 minutes or so ago.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

North Jersey, shook back and forth a little with a 6" blade in my hand cutting up vegetables for lunch.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

I was on my motorcycle goin' west on Rt. 46 in Belvidere NJ whe it happened and I didn't feel a thing, in fact I didn't even know it happened till I came home and my wife told me.

 

[Chris Pierce]

It's obviously the Comet Elenin as it approaches. Remember to be like the boyscouts. prepared

 

[cj65]

I am in CA. I did not feel it.

 

[Cougar Allen]

I felt it very strongly here in Western Massachusetts -- no damage, but it was the strongest tremor I've ever felt. I was sitting at my computer and looked out the window expecting to see a ferocious wind blowing the trees -- but there wasn't any wind, and I'm on the ground floor.

I guess I wouldn't have noticed it if I had been riding a motorcycle. It would feel like going over a series of bumps; you would forget it a moment later.

 

[JTR357]

We will rebuild!

 

[trashboss]

I am in CA. I did not feel it.

Me either. 5.9...lol.

 

[roughedges]

Me either. 5.9...lol.

A 5.9 on the east coast, where it is a rarity, is a different experience than is found out west where it is more of a regular occurence. Building codes, geology... all different.

 

[lmalterna]

Pretty cool seeing all the roots in Roanoke. I work on an elevated floor so I felt it but wife was home on the couch talking to family just west of the airport and did not feel it. Building structure played a big part in those that did or did not notice it. Cool occurance, I like adversity and excitement...however small.

 

[woodsstalker]

I just read it was the Founding Fathers rolling in their graves.

 

[roughneckrob]

In my forty two years living in NJ,I've never felt an earthquake until 5min ago.I was sitting at my desk browsing BF & everything started to shake!I thought they were doing road work outside my place,as that's the only time I've felt anything like this.
I have CNN on now & it's confirmed a 5.9 earthquake was registered in Washington DC & was felt as far as NYC.

Did you feel it?Are you OK?Any damage?

It was felt further than that. Apparently it was felt right into south eastern Canada.