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Earthquake Felt In Monmouth County

A rare east coast earthquake struck this afternoon.  Conflicting news reports  say the epicenter was in Washington, DC, Virginia, and North Carolina.

There are reports that the quake has been experienced in New York, Boston and Cleveland

One MMM reader from Highlands reported her home shaking for over 30 seconds at 1:55 PM

If you have something to report about the earthquake, please do so in the comments.

From USGS:

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 5.8
Date-Time
Location 37.944°N, 77.942°W
Depth 6 km (3.7 miles)
Region VIRGINIA
Distances 45 km (27 miles) E of Charlottesville, Virginia
55 km (34 miles) SW of Fredericksburg, Virginia
64 km (39 miles) NW of RICHMOND, Virginia
82 km (50 miles) NNE of Farmville, Virginia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.7 km (6.0 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Parameters NST=564, Nph=564, Dmin=54.5 km, Rmss=1.11 sec, Gp= 18°,
M-type=”moment” magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=8
Source
  • Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc0005ild

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Posted: August 23rd, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: | 8 Comments »

8 Comments on “Earthquake Felt In Monmouth County”

  1. TheDigger said at 2:41 pm on August 23rd, 2011:

    Felt it ….more like being in a crib shaken by your mother ….

  2. Justified Right said at 2:48 pm on August 23rd, 2011:

    I’m shaken, but not stirred

  3. Whoa! said at 3:24 pm on August 23rd, 2011:

    It’s about time something shook up the White House. (video)

  4. What happens next... said at 4:06 pm on August 23rd, 2011:

    Obama blames Tea Party for quake, Washington for interrupting paid vacation, and NY Stock Exchange for feeling it.

    Accordingly, Dems insist on $3T in earthquake relief.

  5. Joe D. said at 4:59 pm on August 23rd, 2011:

    The quake was so strong the President felt it on the golf course. Shortly after the quake, on the 11th hole, the President issued a statement suggesting his administration was going impose new government regulations to prevent future earthquakes and blamed former President Buch for the quake that happened today.

  6. priorities, priorities.. said at 5:04 pm on August 23rd, 2011:

    POTUS has nothing to say about jobs til after “Labor” day, but has something to say about Libya, then has nothing to say on an earthquake, while Bloomberg’s on , Giuliani-style, re-assuring his city, and emerg. people eveywhere are cking infrastructure, answering scared 911 calls, etc.. .. how many more flubs and insults will we all stand from this clown??.. throw the bum out, asap!!

  7. TheDigger said at 8:38 pm on August 23rd, 2011:

    Not to worry – our Great Leader was just testing a new sonic earthquake machine …but he ate too many beans.

  8. ArtGallagher said at 7:37 am on August 24th, 2011:

    Maxine Waters told the Tea Party to go to hell and the earth opened.

    By executive order, President Obama will name the geological fault after President George W. Bush