I'm a girl who has picked up and moved from coast to coast (& north past most of Canada). That is... Norfolk, Virginia to Bethel, Alaska. --- This journal is a record of the move, and life in the Tundra.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Earthquake

So I just heard that there's a 5.9 Earthquake that hit between Richmond, VA and Charlottsville, VA lasting for 30-45 seconds just before 2pm Eastern. It's being felt from SC to Manhattan/Boston/Buffalo. And apparently as far West as Detroit.

Have checked in with all the family and they're fine. Animals are freaking out and people are inventorying glass walls and such for cracks but it doesn't sound like there's any collapsed buildings. Initially they evacuated the White House and Pentagon but at least the Pentagon has been un-evacuated.

It's the largest on record for VA since 1897 so I guess it's their hundred-year-quake.

As my brother puts it... "The building did a butt-shimmy"

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