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| What?! An earthquake? East Coast reacts with shock Los Angeles Times The magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck Virginia on Tuesday gives new meaning to the word "aftershock." Residents up and down the East Coast had trouble believing what they were feeling -- that the earth was literally trembling beneath their feet. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Senate Convenes Unusual Session After Earthquake New York Times (blog) By CARL HULSE After an earthquake rocked the Capitol on Tuesday afternoon and caused the evacuation of the centuries-old building, the Senate was forced to convene a few blocks away in a remarkable off-site session that essentially served as a dry run ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| East Coast earthquake leads to shutdown of Virginia nuclear plant Politico Tuesday's magnitude-5.8 earthquake shut down the North Anna nuclear plant roughly 40 miles northwest of Richmond, Va., not far from the quake's epicenter. Both reactors at the Dominion Power-operated plant automatically shut down as designed in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Did the earthquake tilt the Washington Monument? USA Today According to theAtlanticwire.com, " Tuesday's earthquake gave rise to a completely fantastic rumor that slowly seems to be gaining merit -- or at least earnest investigation: that the Washington Monument was tilting to one side. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| MLB affected by earthquake ESPN Shock waves from an earthquake in Virginia affected baseball along the East Coast on Tuesday. The press box swayed slightly and sent some fans toward the exits during the first game of a doubleheader between the Indians and Seattle Mariners in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Earthquake Rattles Washington Cathedral, Lampposts, Workers BusinessWeek 23 (Bloomberg) -- The White House, the US Capitol and federal buildings across Washington were evacuated today after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook stones from the central tower of the National Cathedral, rattled lampposts downtown and forced the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Top 16 Earthquake tweets Washington Post (blog) By Dylan Matthews As you're probably aware, DC was rocked by a 5.9 earthquake: just serious enough that many evacuated buildings, but not serious enough to keep people from cracking jokes about it on Twitter. Here are some of the better ones: @pareene: ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Twitter uses #earthquake to mock Nature's wrath, you msnbc.com By Helen AS Popkin Immediately following news of a moderate earthquake in Virginia that was felt in Washington DC, New York City and as far south as Chapel Hill, NC, aftershocks — of sorts — rippled across the Internet. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| East Coast airports stop operation, suspend flights after earthquake USA Today By Roger Yu, USA TODAY Several airports in the East Coast - including Washington Dulles, Washington Reagan National, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Newark and New York JFK - suspended flights Tuesday afternoon following a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US GAS: Futures End Higher; Earthquake Offers Late Boost Wall Street Journal But gas received a late-session boost after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck northwest of Richmond, Va., Tuesday afternoon. Prices jumped as high as $4.026/MMBtu immediately following the quake, which struck at 1:51 pm EDT. In electronic trading late ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Earthquake news tips sent to The Baltimore Sun Baltimore Sun (1:57 pm): An earthquake just hit Towson, Timonium, AND Selbyville, Delaware. Catherine Bedolla, Ellicott City (1:58 pm): Was that just an earthquake in Ellicott City? We shook for a good 5 seconds w/ blinking lights. Bruce Sandler, Catonsville, Ruxton ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Is It Time to Consider Earthquake Insurance? ABC News By DAVID PITT AP Personal Finance Writer Earthquakes and California go together. Or at least that's what most of the country thought until Tuesday's East Coast earthquake centered in Virginia. Reports of the earth moving were widespread, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Earthquake closes Smithsonian museums; staff to check for damage at castle ... Washington Post By AP, WASHINGTON — All of the Smithsonian Institution museums on the National Mall have been closed in the wake of an earthquake centered in Virginia that shook the nation's capital. Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough tells The Associated Press that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NY gets tremors but no damage from quake in Va Wall Street Journal AP NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg says a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that originated in Virginia but was felt all over New York didn't cause any major damage or injuries in the city. Bloomberg said the city was taking precautions, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Stocks Rally As Investors Unshaken By Data, Earthquake Wall Street Journal The steep gains were disturbed momentarily by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in Virginia. Tremors were felt on the East Coast, through Washington, DC, and up to New York City. But the earthquake failed to rattle investors, as stocks climbed in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Some Natick town employees felt earthquake Boston Globe By Jaclyn Reiss, Town Correspondent Some Natick town employees are saying they felt the effects of the Virginia-based 5.9 Richter scale earthquake that shook the eastern seaboard today. Recreation Department employee Linda Pinault said while what she ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NY, DC briefly shaken by 9/11 memories during earthquake CNN (blog) Workers dashed out of buildings, many of them worried that the tremors from a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the East Coast was a bomb or terrorist attack. When Ellen Rea first felt her New York apartment shake, she dismissed it as a neighbor ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Earthquake shakes Hampton Roads, East Coast KTUU An earthquake shook Hampton Roads Tuesday afternoon. According to the US Geological Survey, the magnitude 5.9 quake was centered in Mineral, Va. Twitter users posted reports of feeling tremors as far north at New York City. Mitch Withers, a research ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kaku Says Virginia Earthquake Should Be a `Wake-Up Call' Washington Post 23 (Bloomberg) -- Dr. Michio Kaku, a professor of physics at City College of New York, talks about the magnitude-5.9 earthquake felt along the US East Coast today. The earthquake hit about 35 miles northwest of Richmond, Virginia, rocking buildings ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Earthquake interrupts President Obama's golf game Los Angeles Times President Obama was golfing Tuesday as an earthquake rolled across the Eastern Seaboard. Though immediate reports of damage and injuries were minimal, Obama held a conference call with top homeland security and federal emergency management officials an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Va. Earthquake Felt in Valley, Neighboring States WYTV A 5.9 earthquake centered about 40 miles northwest of Richmond, Va., was felt just before 2 pm Tuesday in Washington, DC, New York City, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Ohio. Residents throughout the Valley, including in Youngstown, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Earthquake rocks East Coast campuses Washington Post (blog) As a 5.9 earthquake rocked dozens of Washington-region colleges Tuesday afternoon, officials alerted students via e-mail and text message to evacuate buildings. At this point, there have been no reports of major damage or serious injuries. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| In Indiana: Some Hoosiers report feeling earthquake Indianapolis Star Indiana residents also reported feeling shakes from a 5.9 magnitude earthquake originating in Virginia this afternoon. Some Hoosiers on the upper floors of tall buildings said they felt the quake, said Walter Gray, outreach coordinator for the Indiana ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Quake affects NYSE traders, sparks brief selloff The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The earthquake that began in Virginia and was felt as far north as New York briefly threatened to reverse Tuesday's stock rally. The Dow Jones industrial average sank 60 points soon after the quake hit, but quickly recovered. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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