(4 pm. – promoted by ek hornbeck)
Since the tremor has now taken over the news. This is a hint that Mother Earth is annoyed with us and wants us off her rock, making it a good reason to fund the space program.
My commute home will suck and there is no bar at the Ferry terminal anymore.
5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes East Coast
An earthquake sent tremors from the nation’s capital to New York City and New England Tuesday afternoon, the result of what officials said was a 5.9 magnitude earthquake based in Virginia.
Buildings throughout major metropolitan centers in the northeast were evacuated after the quake, and tremors were felt as far north as Concord, N.H., and as far south as Hampstead, N.C., with some limited reports of damage reported near the quake’s epicenter in Virginia, where a nearby nuclear power plant was taken offline.
The streets of downtown Washington filled with thousands of people on Tuesday afternoon as buildings from the capital to the White House were evacuated.
A mild shake and tremble could be felt shortly before 2 p.m. The movement lasted no more than 30 seconds in downtown Washington.
Obama was on the golf course but unknown if his game was interrupted.
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