Earthquake in Virginia Shakes New York City

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BREAKING News: Apparent Earthquake Strikes Part Of New York City
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/category/news/


An earthquake shook New York City just moments ago.

The magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck at 1:51 p.m. EDT in central Virginia, about 83 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., the U.S. Geological Survey said in a bulletin Tuesday. The quake hit at a depth of 0.6 miles.

But the tremors could definitely be felt around New York, with reports coming into WSJ’s headquarters of lamps shaking and other furniture moving for about 10 seconds. At my desk in Midtown, to offer just one obviously anecdotal example, the computer monitors bounced up and down in an unusual way.

http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/08/23/earthquake-in-virginia-shakes-new-york-city/?mod=google_news_blog

The control at Kennedy Airport was evacuated after the quake, and flights were temporarily grounded at both Newark and Kennedy.

According to Weather Journal’s Eric Holthaus, the earthquake was the largest earthquake ever to be recorded in the D.C. area. He writes:

updated at link

Quake rattles LI, region
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/quake-rattles-li-region-1.3116069
An earthquake centered in Virginia rattled buildings up and down the East Coast Tuesday afternoon, sending office workers and residents around Long Island scurrying out of their buildings or diving for shelter.

[LiberalEsto]

1. We sure felt it in Maryland

USGS info:

Magnitude 5.9 - VIRGINIA
2011 August 23 17:51:03 UTC

Details
Maps
Tsunami

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 5.9
Date-Time

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 17:51:03 UTC
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 01:51:03 PM at epicenter

Location 37.975°N, 77.969°W
Depth 1 km (~0.6 mile) (poorly constrained)
Region VIRGINIA
Distances

6 km (4 miles) SSE (152°) from Louisa, VA
6 km (4 miles) SW (236°) from Mineral, VA
26 km (16 miles) SE (133°) from Gordonsville, VA
32 km (20 miles) E (79°) from Lake Monticello, VA
66 km (41 miles) NW (318°) from Richmond, VA
134 km (83 miles) SW (219°) from Washington, DC

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.9 km (6.8 miles); depth +/- 7.4 km (4.6 miles)
Parameters NST=390, Nph=390, Dmin=57.9 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc0005ild

[LiberalEsto]

3. My brother felt it in Hackensack, NJ

He works for a moving firm. The big trucks were swaying in the parking lot.

[MineralMan]

2. That's a big one for Virginia.

Interesting.

[ewagner]

4. a little light-hearted snark...

to offer just one obviously anecdotal example, the computer monitors bounced up and down in an unusual way.

You mean there is a USUAL way the monitors at the WSJ bounce up and down?

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Hit here in Philly! n/t

[dtexdem]

6. Damn Southerners. Why can't they mind their own business?

;-)