http://gizmodo.com/5833746/what-if-the-earthquake-had-hit-manhattan
http://www.nycem.org/
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So as you've definitely heard (or felt if you were between NC <-> NH today around 2pm EST), there was a 5.9 Earthquake centered about 87 miles SW of DC today. I felt it at my office in Philly. Honestly I thought my cubicle-mate was kicking my desk, apparently he thought I was doing the same to him.
"Thanks to all of you for your kind words of support, as we look to recover from the devastation of today's quake” Image Source -> http://jmckinley.posterous.com/dc-earthquake-devastation |
While earthquakes on the east coast are rare, they're not impossible. There is evidence that the nearly identically-sized earthquake that hit CO yesterday (8/22/2011) might have been enough energy released to trigger this one. I haven't felt any aftershocks today, although the news claims there have been a half-dozen. Click the links below for more information.
Sources -> http://blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/
http://content.usatoday.com/
http://jalopnik.com/5833661/
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
Fantastic -> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/ridiculous-explanations-for-the-east-coast-earthqu
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