Earthquake? (Bunn: company, building, cell phone)

[wheelsup]

CNN is saying 5.8 magnitude in DC & NY

WOW pretty crazy, first time for me. Small but still noticeable. Maybe the world really is coming to an end!!

[Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus]

Magnitude 5.8 - VIRGINIA (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/at00lqe6x3.php - broken link)

it occured in Virginia.

i logged onto facebook, friends in NYC felt it , friends in Charlotte and Raleigh felt it.

we got a hurricane coming, too! scary.

[yogagurl]

Felt it here in Fuquay-Varina-thought it was the laundry but then realized it was all done!

[weblackey]

Mother Nature is restless this week.

[JackieRTP]

WRAL had an alert posted: The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 5.8 magnitude earthquake near Mineral Springs, Va., and the tremors could be felt as far south as the Triangle

[weblackey]

Originally Posted by Francois

Folks in NYC and Ohio just mentioned it on Facebook. My first earthquake!

I was just going to ask if this happens on occasion, but I know you're a native. So this doesn't happen, say, at least every 10-20 years?

[WeLuvNC]

wow - feeling an earthquake in North Raleigh was the weirdest thing ever. I was convinced something had blown up in the crawlspace - so envision me peeking into the crawlspace.

The USGS says the following: Magnitude 5.8 - VIRGINIA (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/at00lqe6x3.php - broken link)

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

[eFab]

SO felt it in N.Raleigh (LeadminexSawmill) -- SO glad I thought to come here to check for sure it wasn't my meds!!!

[fly_widget]

Very weird. I didn't feel a thing (near Brier Creek).

[adlnc07]

This is a bit spooky..

USGS: Colorado experiences largest quake in more than 40 years - CNN.com