I work in the Woodley Park area of DC. I was on a conference call with a colleague in Minnesota when the shaking began. It rattled everything in my office. At first, I didn’t realize what was happening, but when the shaking just went on and on, it finally hit me that it was an earthquake, and I booked it out of my office and down the three flights of stairs to the street. Very, very disconcerting. I also forgot to hang up on my colleague!
I’m near Winchester, glad I got that $35/year earthquake rider on my homeowner’s insurance. Just checked my basement and I have foundation cracks. Anyone know if that’s gonna go over my $500 deductible? Cracks are at joints of cinderblock columns with rest of wall and about 1 inch.