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I was catching up on this morning's forum a little while ago and all of a sudden our house was shaking and the glasses were rattling! Now being from the East Coast this was new to me. I just checked all news WTOP's websight and it seems it was 3.6 on the Richter Scale and was felt over a pretty wide area. It lasted about 3-4 seconds and I thought that there had been an explosion. I open my front door and it was quiet as a church mouse out there. Very weird start to Friday!

Yep, we felt it in McLean. It woke Christine and I up. I thought it was a big truck, but she called it an earthquake!

I'm off to check the brewery.

Cheers, Rick

Was at my desk at 5:05AM here in Dupont Circle (Washington, DC) when I felt and heard the rumbling. Lasted about 10 seconds. No damage. Wife slept through it.

TM

Missed it here on the Hill.

Comus. Earthquake. Who knew

And everyone says "I'll never move to California! You guys have earthquakes!" HA!!! So does everyone else! (Rick I hope the brewery is ok! )

Here's your info from USGS.gov - ROCK N' ROLL!

Magnitude 3.6 - POTOMAC-SHENANDOAH REGION
2010 July 16 09:04:47 UTC

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 3.6
Date-Time Friday, July 16, 2010 at 09:04:47 UTC
Friday, July 16, 2010 at 05:04:47 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 39.167°N, 77.252°W
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region POTOMAC-SHENANDOAH REGION
Distances 15 km (10 miles) NW of Rockville, Maryland
30 km (15 miles) ENE of Leesburg, Virginia
35 km (20 miles) NW of WASHINGTON, D.C.
70 km (45 miles) WNW of ANNAPOLIS, Maryland

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.3 km (8.3 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 15, Nph= 15, Dmin=44.7 km, Rmss=1.49 sec, Gp=133°,
M-type="Nuttli" surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2010yua6

It's said the east coast is due for a big one.

It woke me up..a big one???hope not