Mrs p6 said it was similar at her workplace near Carlynton High School.
So it wasn’t my imagination!
If the center was DC, perhaps it was precipitated when a politician told the truth.
Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 5.8 (Preliminary magnitude update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 17:51:03 UTC
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 01:51:03 PM at epicenter
Location 37.875°N, 77.908°W
Depth 6 km (3.7 miles) set by location program
Region VIRGINIA
Distances
15 km (9 miles) S (179°) from Mineral, VA
18 km (12 miles) SSE (154°) from Louisa, VA
26 km (16 miles) ENE (58°) from Columbia, VA
37 km (23 miles) E (97°) from Lake Monticello, VA
54 km (34 miles) NW (314°) from Richmond, VA
139 km (87 miles) SW (214°) from Washington, DC
Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 17, Nph= 17, Dmin=59.5 km, Rmss=0.33 sec, Gp=173°,
M-type=”moment” magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1
Source
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
Event ID at00lqe6x3
Glad you two (and all) are okay!
Felt two, quick heavy jolts out here in the hinterlands of Westmoreland County. Husband felt it at his workplace in New Stanton; one son is home from HS and the light standards swayed, classroom tvs shook.
I’m off on Tuesdays and our dog is upset. He yelped in the moments BEFORE I felt the first ‘pop’ then the second (rocked under our feet). He is either not over it, or spooked that something else is up.