EARTHQUAKE JUST HIT DC AREA, MY HOUSE SHOOK LIKE xxx [Mag 5.9 in VA]

self ^ | 8/23/2011 | STOCKPIRATE

[stockpirate]

DAMN

[novemberslady]

Hope you get rain and a break from that heat :)

[shield]

Thanks...interesting information. Wonder if this will be a one time occurance or more to come?

[Mom MD]

Had a 5.6 last night in SE Colorado. Last eq that magnitude in Co was over 40 yrs ago. Lots of shaking in interesting places!

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Glad you’re ok, PA Mom.

I’ve heard that dogs can “sense” these sort of events.

[Vermont Lt]

Boy, that takes me back to the dry geological papers of my misguided youth.

[DoughtyOne]

5.8 is still a pretty good shaker. If homes and buildings haven’t utilized earthquake resistant measures in their construction, the damage could be significant.

[Psalm 73]

"These are the beginning of birth pains."

Even so, Lord Jesus - come quickly.

[Churchillspirit]

This one was only half a mile deep......probably felt like a lot more than 5.8.

Frightening for the folks on the east coast who are not used to earthquakes.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

LOL Obama is golfing and is too busy planning SEIU racial riots.

[Betis70]

Thanks for the update! I am pretty sure is fine too, but he’s all by himself down there after my aunt passed away (and he refuses to move, and I can’t blame him).

[stayathomemom]

I have a cousin in Milan, OH who felt it.

[SparkyBass]

Evil Overlords Alien Lizard People disrupting our government for an imminent takeover...

[MHGinTN]

Rove testing his weather and earthquake machine, preparing for Sarah’s announcement.

[novemberslady]

As seen on Twitter:

@michellemalkin Michelle Malkin

Ok, @whitehouse: We’re ready for the new Obama-on-the-phone-getting-quake-briefing photo. Make it good!

LOL!

[Blueflag]

We JUST talked about this in our Sunday school class this past Sunday.

Only God knows, but he may be dropping hints!

[BuckeyeTexan]

For you to respond like that is disturbing. If a Californian is concerned, I’m concerned.They’re saying it was 3 miles deep, so it was relatively shallow. First they said a mile, then 3.5.

[sam_paine]

Are you saying God works in mysterious ways?

I'm saying I think King James mistranslated "locusts." He meant "Federal Government."

[ken5050]

Again, I’m no expert..but if the entire fault line slips..over hundreds of miles...then the effect is spread out....and the intensity fo the groudn movement is somewhat abated...MP<
BTw..500+ comments...no one has yet mentioned AFTERSHOCKS!!!

[old school]

Some freeper mentioned that east-coast architecture is not designed for earthquakes. However, earthquakes can and, obviously, do happen anywhere. A wooden house, bolted to the foundation and shear walls will give you your best chance of survival. Unreinforced masonry is almost invariably deadly.