[markomalley]

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	3.7 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time	Friday, July 16, 2010 at 09:04:49 UTC Friday, July 16, 2010 at 05:04:49 AM at epicenter
Location	39.145°N, 77.222°W
Depth	20 km (12.4 miles) set by location program
Region	POTOMAC-SHENANDOAH REGION
Distances	1 km (1 miles) NNE (15°) from Gaithersburg, MD 4 km (2 miles) W (279°) from Washington Grove, MD 4 km (3 miles) SW (216°) from Montgomery Village, MD 5 km (3 miles) SE (137°) from Germantown, MD 31 km (19 miles) NNW (342°) from Arlington, VA 31 km (20 miles) NW (325°) from Washington, DC
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate not available
Parameters	NST=014, Nph=014, Dmin=105.3 km, Rmss=0.73 sec, Gp=130°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=0
Source	West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
Event ID	at00927108

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Ref: USGS (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/at00927108.php)(Yes, that link works)

[kevkrom]

If Google Earth is correct, that lat/long puts it on Firstfield Road in Gaithersburg, just SW of I-270 exit 11 (MD-124).

For those familiar with the area, it’s the apartment/housing/whatever area nestled in between the strip mall with Chevy’s and McDonald’s to one side, and the MVA on the other.