3.7 Earthquake Shakes DC Region This Morning...

[RockCreekRunr]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/dc/mild-earthquake-felt-across-re.html

 

Yes, an earthquake. That's an unusual way to wake up in Washington, D.C.

I live in the Adams Morgan neighborhood and had just gotten up and was getting ready for my morning run...had just climbed into the shower when I heard this really loud noise and the walls shook pretty hard. I first thought it was a large military aircraft of some kind flying right over the house. Just wondering if any other DC area guys on the Forum felt it?

[+ ArVaGuy]

I was awake as well and felt it rumble. Here in Arlington it sounded more like a concussion from large cannon to me. My apartment is on the second floor of a two story garden style complex. The building did not rattle much but I've got a couple of pictures on my walls that need to be re-aligned.

 

This reminds me of the quake that hit Richmond about 10 years ago.

[niceandthick]

Felt it in Howard County

 

It was centered in Gaithersburg. I am not too far from there. Shook the whole house. Thought a tree had fallen.

 

I was about to jump into the shower. Hey RockCreekRunr sounds like we have the same schedule

[Romann]

Hope everyone is well after the early morning rattling and shaking.

[+ Charlie]

I'm surprised you could even feel a mere 3.6.

[+ deej]

3.6 is piddling on the west coast. We have them all the time so the bedrock is fractured and absorbs a lot of the motion. The east cost doesn't have that, so smaller quakes feel stronger. Buildings are also not built to the strict earthquake standards in place in the west so they move a lot more.

[+ azdr0710]

I'm sure many of you know about what some say was the strongest quake ever in the US:

 

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1811-1812.php

 

that would've been something to feel......

[+ purplekow]

I'm sure many of you know about what some say was the strongest quake ever in the US:

 

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1811-1812.php

 

that would've been something to feel......

Well I cant say for sure but I think anyone fucked by David SF probably knows how that earthquake felt

[JackTwist]

Earthquakes

 

Welcome to our world guys. I'm glad everyone's fine.