East coast earthquake

[PamNY]

Hope everyone is okay.

People felt it in Manhattan where I am, but didn't amount to much as far as I know.

[Blueberry]

We felt it too - but no damage. Have talked to family in the DC area and they aren't reporting damage.

[ny biker]

No damage around me in Arlington VA, as far as I can tell. I was on the 9th floor of an office building when it happened -- lots of shaking, I stood in an office doorway until it stopped, then the fire alarm went off and we all evacuated. After a while they let us back in.

My neighbor says some stuff fell off her shelves at home, which is a few miles from here.

I have heard about a burst water main at the Pentagon, a partial roof collapse at a Best Buy in DC, and structural damage to a garage at National Harbor in Maryland. Also damage to the National Cathedral in DC. But I have seen no details about any of this, so take it with a grain of salt.

My cousin lives in Louisa, VA, very near the epicenter, and works near Richmond. I've texted his mother (in NY) and sent a facebook message to his sister (also in NY) but haven't heard anything back yet. Hopefully everything is okay. I don't have his phone number to try to contact him. He is a prison warden so if he was at work they probably went on lockdown or something like that.

BTW, twitter is THE source for breaking news. By the time we had gotten outside our building, I was seeing news about the earthquake.

[Sardine]

Just picked this up in our news which is saying that there are no immediate reports of injuries. I hope you are all safe and that there isn't too much damage or disruption as a result.

[Trek420]

BTW, twitter is THE source for breaking news. By the time we had gotten outside our building, I was seeing news about the earthquake.

That's because you're not used to going here 1st

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/

Trek ~ livin on the fault line ~ 420

[ny biker]

That's because you're not used to going here 1st

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/

Trek ~ livin on the fault line ~ 420

Yeah, but that won't tell you that Metro is running all trains at 15 mph and the Federal Government is allowing people to leave early...

I hope Tulip is okay down in Richmond...

[withm]

And if earthquakes aren't enough fun, this weekend we get a hurricane! I hope we don't have our own personal version of Japan.

Making my hurricane list now.

[tulip]

It was seriously scary. I'm sure a 5.9 is nothing to you west coasters, but I've never experienced an earthquake before and I was really bewildered, amused, and terrified all together.

I was working on a complex project, very in the moment and focused. I heard what I thought was my dog scratching his ear and thereby thumping the floor with his foot. But I turned around because it got louder, and my dog was not there. He was outside, although he rarely goes outside unless he has something to bark at. Interesting.

It got louder and things started falling off my bookcase. I started running around like a chicken--back door, get dog, get leash, outside, wait, get phone, back outside. I ran into the street because that's what they do on TV. Thats all i know about earthquakes--tv. My house was really shaking and there was a rumbling noise that got louder.

All the dogs in the neighborhood were barking. On the street, I was the only person! To be fair, most people were at work. My neighbor came out and asked what the heck was that? Then my phone started ringing. It lasted probably 20-30 seconds. Very impressive!

Everything here is made of brick. I'm sure there must be damage to the brick buildings. Tomorrow we will know more.

[SlowButSteady]

We felt it here in SC. Nothing scary about it. People running around all giddy like they do down here when it snows.

I work in an animal hospital and none of the dogs or cats seemed to notice, got uptight, quieter or noisier than usual or anything.

[jobob]

It was seriously scary. I'm sure a 5.9 is nothing to you west coasters, but I've never experienced an earthquake before and I was really bewildered, amused, and terrified all together.

Oh, rest assured, it's most definitely something!

[Blueberry]

So glad you're OK Tulip!

I was seriously scared, and ours wasn't anywhere near yours.

Of course, I was at the Ob/Gyn for my annual. Undressed. Waiting for the doc. When it hit. On the 4th floor. Not ideal. Couldn't decide whether I would need to get dressed before evacuating - but then it was over - thankfully!

[Crankin]

I didn't feel it at all, although some buildings in Boston were evacuated.
Getting a little worried about the hurricane...

[shootingstar]

Hurricane...what speed of winds??

There was an unusual tornado northwest of Toronto, 2 days ago by Lake Huron. Very atypical. I'm still waiting to hear from a good friend.

[smilingcat]

5.9 is pretty darn big. It's not an every day kind of thing either on the west coast.
Scary just thinking about it.

[ny biker]

Ok, Blueberry has the best story.

I knew what it was because I was awakened by a quake once while visiting my brother in LA. He was the one who told me about standing in a doorway because it's more structurally sound.

I saw a website earlier today with info on what to do during and after a quake. I'll look for it and post it here.

P.s. as of this morning, they expected the hurricane to reach category 4. Haven't heard details since then.