Earthquake hits DC and Virgina
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- Jan&MikeVa
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Here in Annapolis MD, wine glasses fell out of the hutch, pictures off the wall. Hubby was home and ran outside expecting to see a big oak tree on our roof...said the noise was huge. I teach at a special Ed school and I was so proud of all the kids for holding it together. Some freak at big rain storms.
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Loud rumbling, lots of vibration, everything in the house rattled, but nothing broken. Cats awakened from sound sleep made a mad dash to hide under the bed & stayed there for some time afterwards.
My first thought was that construction workers not far from here might have hit a gas line causing an explosion of some sort, but then there were no sirens. Finally it dawned on me it must have been an earthquake.
Husband's office had water leaks develop in some of the plumbing, the building next to his has cracks in it (Germantown,MD - 30 miles northwest of DC)
Son-in-law felt it in downtown Toronto and texted us when he heard where it wqas centered.
My first thought was that construction workers not far from here might have hit a gas line causing an explosion of some sort, but then there were no sirens. Finally it dawned on me it must have been an earthquake.
Husband's office had water leaks develop in some of the plumbing, the building next to his has cracks in it (Germantown,MD - 30 miles northwest of DC)
Son-in-law felt it in downtown Toronto and texted us when he heard where it wqas centered.
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Earthquake
I'm in Richmond, VA and was reading in my screened porch when everything shook and the ceiling fan looked like is was going to drop. Ran to get my husband. No damage but a few pictures were askew. We lived in Calif. and have experienced some bigger quakes so I knew this was one. It is something you never forget. Thankfully there was little damage but Louisa got the most damage.
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I am in Charlottesville too...about 27 miles from the epicenter.
It was actually very scary..not because there was a ton of damage or injuries but just the experience of it all.
We live near an airport and I honestly thought a plane was crashing because it was so loud, windows were rattling as if they would break. The earthqauke felt very long too...it was over a minute long though the last half was mostly tremors, the strongest part in the beginning.
We still have schools that cannot start due to damage and people are still cleaning up. I am so thankful it was minor overall.
My poor 8 year old daughter was home with me at the time and she was absolutely hysterical...mostly because I couldn't tell her what was happening...I really didn't realize it was an earthquake until it was over!
It was actually very scary..not because there was a ton of damage or injuries but just the experience of it all.
We live near an airport and I honestly thought a plane was crashing because it was so loud, windows were rattling as if they would break. The earthqauke felt very long too...it was over a minute long though the last half was mostly tremors, the strongest part in the beginning.
We still have schools that cannot start due to damage and people are still cleaning up. I am so thankful it was minor overall.
My poor 8 year old daughter was home with me at the time and she was absolutely hysterical...mostly because I couldn't tell her what was happening...I really didn't realize it was an earthquake until it was over!