That was interesting.... Felt it a ways west of DC.
It’s baffling when you aren’t used to them.... Does not compute! =D
woke us up in Clarksburg. Felt like an explosion.
Drat, couldn’t feel it at the bus stop in Front Royal. Had to experience it via email from someone further east.
I’ve only felt one earthquake, and it was very minor, but it took me by surprise because we usually don’t get them. All of a sudden, I heard this sound which sounded like a low rumble of thunder, but unlike thunder, it was longer. Then, everything began to vibrate for maybe 30 seconds or so. The epicenter was nearly a state and a half away. I was a little unsure about what happened until they said on the morning news that it was an earthquake.
Several years ago there was a 4.9 quake centered south of Chattanooga which was felt in metro Atlanta. It was 5 am and my husband had just pulled out of the driveway.
I heard the attic rafters shake. The shaking noise moved from the attic to the basement in that order, but I did not feel anything. 8 miles away, it knocked my nephew out of bed. He felt it, LOL!
I had never experienced one before. I called my husband on the phone and told him I thought there had just been an earthquake. In that loving way only a husband can do, he told me I was crazy. I love it when I can say I told you so.
You're right! I'm in Alexandria - by the time I processed WTF that was, it was over. And I only figured it out because we had one around 2003 and I didn't know what it was until I heard about it on the local news.