Posted on 08/23/2011 12:43:31 AM PDT by marsh2
Hey MFO,
Yes I suspect the all the fracking going on in the area as the probable cause as well. Too coincidental not to be.
You take care as well, Graneros
For the sake of the future of humanity I hope you are wrong. If the Yellowstone caldera blows we can all say adios.
I was just watching the noon news out of the Springs and they were talking about last night’s 5.6 quake down here. Also mentioned there have been 8 quakes in the last 2 days. Then I switched to Fox and they were all abuzz about a 5.8 quake that just hit the East coast. Maybe Mother Earth is waking up.
well well well
I was just in my first earthquake, here in MD (felt the 5.8 in Virginia)
So that’s what they feel like!
Cellphone service seems to be out to DC, shades of 9-11
PICKET: FNC reports Washington Monument may be tilting from quake jolt
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake that was centered in Richmond, Virginia and felt as far as New York City and New England.
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly reported at 2:30 pm that their bureau received information from a producer saying that a Captiol Hill Police officer says that the Washington Monument may actually be tilting as a result of the earthquake.
Seismologist John Rundle joined Kelly on her show and confirmed that the Washington Monument could very well be tilting as a result of the earthquake and the structure should be checked out.
Two nuclear reactors have reportedly been taken off line near the epicenter of the earthquake.
According to the AP:
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing.The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was half a mile deep.
Shaking was felt at the White House and all over the East Coast, as far south as Chapel Hill, N.C. Parts of the Pentagon, White House and Capitol were evacuated. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
It was centered near Louisa, Va., which is northwest of Richmond and south of Washington.
Obama and many of the nation’s leaders were out of town on August vacation when the quake struck at 1:51 p.m. EDT. The shaking was felt on the Martha’s Vineyard golf course as Obama was just starting a round.
The East Coast gets earthquakes, but usually smaller ones and is less prepared than California or Alaska for shaking.At Reagan National Airport outside Washington, ceiling tiles fell during a few seconds of shaking.
Authorities announced it was an earthquake and all flights were put on hold.
At the Pentagon in northern Virginia, a low rumbling built and built to the point that the building was shaking. People ran into the corridors of the government’s biggest building and as the shaking continued there were shouts of “Evacuate! Evacuate!”
I’ve been watching FNC for an hour and not one mention or one photo shot of the Washington Monument, but plenty of shots of the US Capitol etc
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