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Engineers to check Washington Monument after strong earthquake
CNN International
With so many on the East Coast unaccustomed to earthquakes, many people were left wondering whether all that rumbling could have been caused by a truck, helicopter, an explosion or some other force. Kate Duddy was in an office building elevator in ...
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Widely felt earthquake is not unprecedented for US
USA Today
By Dan Vergano and Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Earthquakes can strike just about anywhere, as seismologists reminded us after Tuesday's magnitude-5.8 quake in central Virginia. USA TODAY asked the experts: By Damian Dovarganes, AP Geophysicist Ken ...
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Feeling the Rumble of an Earthquake on the Practice Greens
New York Times
An earthquake based in Virginia, which preliminarily measured at 5.8, sent tremors that lasted 20 to 30 seconds along the East Coast, and the PGA Tour's best felt them at Plainfield. Many of the players who were on the course said they did not feel a ...
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Is it time to consider earthquake insurance?
The Associated Press
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, coming from New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, ...
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East Coast earthquake's epicenter near a nuclear plant
Los Angeles Times
The magnitude 5.8 earthquake that shook the East Coast on Tuesday was centered near a nuclear power plant, raising concerns that the facility could have been damaged. North Anna Power Station, located about 10 miles from the epicenter, is running its ...
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(Photos) National Cathedral spire suffers damage in earthquake
Washington Post (blog)
By Elizabeth Tenety WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: A spire crumbled on The National Cathedral as a 5.8 magnitude earthquake rumbled through Washington. DC. on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post) (Nikki Kahn - THE WASHINGTON ...
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Southern Colo. no stranger to earthquakes
Chicago Tribune
The US Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center is located in Golden, and scientists there have been busy monitoring all of the recent seismic activity. Scientists there have been at least a dozen earthquakes near Trinidad, ...
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Earthquake has small effect here
Canton Repository
People evacuated many of the buildings downtown after the earthquake was felt in Canton. By Anonymous An earthquake centered in Virginia rattled the East Coast Tuesday, but did little more than rattle some nerves in Stark County. ...
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At the earthquake epicenter: Mineral, Va.
Los Angeles Times
Though the epicenter of Tuesday's earthquake was just outside town, Mineral, Va., has hardly been the center of attention. Much of the focus in the aftermath of the magnitude 5.8 earthquake has been on cities such as Washington (84 miles from the ...
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Towson reacts to earthquake: 'Unnerving ... few moments' create a day of memories
Baltimore Sun
"It occurred to me," said Armstrong, "that this must be what it's like in an earthquake." It was indeed. Tuesday's 5.8 magnitude quake emanating out of Virginia hit Baltimore County shortly before 2 pm, shaking buildings and causing county government ...
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No earthquake damage in New York: Mayor
Times of India
NEW YORK: An earthquake that shook New York on Tuesday caused no significant damage or injuries, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said after thousands of people were briefly evacuated from skyscrapers. "Thankfully, there are no reports of significant damage or ...
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Earthquake jiggles Savannah
Savannah Morning News
Alex Brandon/The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA: People look up at a window that cracked during the earthquake Tuesday. By Mary Landers The epicenter of Tuesday's earthquake was more than 500 miles away in Virginia, but if you were in the right place ...
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Nuclear Plants Felt Earthquake
Patch.com
By Brad Gerick and Doug Donovan Operations at the Exelon nuclear power plant in Peach Bottom, PA, were unaffected by Tuesday's 5.8 magnitude earthquake, a spokesman for the site told Patch. But personnel knew it happened. "Absolutely we felt it here at ...
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East Coast earthquake reaches Valley, indirectly
Brownsville Herald
BY MOLLY JASINSKI The Brownsville Herald Though Brownsville wasn't directly affected by Tuesday's magnitude-5.8 earthquake centered in Virginia, some people out East with ties in the Valley took to texting and writing on social media sites to update ...
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Virginia earthquake tremors reach Greater Lafayette
Journal and Courier
The US Geological Survey reported the earthquake happened at 1:53 pm Tuesday in Mineral, Va., and tremors were felt as far away as Michigan. The Indiana Geological Survey and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security were asking people in Indiana to ...
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Pennsylvania earthquake rattles nerves along with buildings
PennLive.com
An office building on the 300 block of Wiconisco Street in Harrisburg is evacuated to the Scottish Rite Cathedral parking lot after an earthquake along the East Coast Tuesday. Ran outside? There were plenty of office workers loitering on Harrisburg ...
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Bostonians in DC relate quake experiences
Boston Globe
By Glen Johnson and Theo Emery, Globe Staff The earthquake that shook Boston this afternoon rattled Greater Washington, leading to evacuations at the Pentagon and US Capitol, temporarily shutting down Reagan National Airport, and sending residents and ...
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Earthquake centered in Va. rolls across Pa.
Houston Chronicle
JOE MANDAK, AP, MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press People who came out on the street after an earthquake look up at a window that cracked during the quake on Market Street in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered ...
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Earthquake surprises Yankees who noticed it occurred
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By Colin Stephenson/The Star-Ledger Jesse Johnson-US PRESSWIREYankees manager Joe Girardi was at the gym in Yankee Stadium when the earthquake hit and didn't feel it. NEW YORK — Nick Swisher played the first four seasons of his career with the Oakland ...
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Milwaukeeans feel oscillation from Virginia earthquake
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Despite being more than 800 miles away, an earthquake Tuesday centered in Virginia was felt by many people working in downtown Milwaukee and in the area. There were more than shades moving where Annette Kordus works when she felt the earthquake. ...
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Precautions taken as quake passes through Charleston
Daily Mail - Charleston
Evacuees line Virginia Street Tuesday afternoon after tremors from a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Virginia rumbled through the area. by Ashley B. Craig by Zack Harold Court proceedings were cut short when judges evacuated their courtrooms at the Kanawha ...
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Earthquake gets its own Twitter account(s)
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Vote DC Earthquake 2012.") In just over an hour the clever tweeter had attracted more than 700 followers with 140-character-or-less quips such as "I have what it takes to get Congress moving again" and "Some are worried that the Washington Monument is ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Anne Arundel County Reacts to Earthquake
Patch.com
The earthquake, centered near Mineral, VA, outside of Richmond, started around 1:51 pm and was followed by two aftershocks: a 2.8 magnitude quake at 2:46 pm and a 2.2 magnitude quake at 3:20 pm, according to the US Geological Survey. ...
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Residents React After Earthquake
State Journal
By Mike Krafcik The earthquake was felt in 22 states from Maine south to Georgia and right here in West Virginia. "Our teacher pretty much just said 'we just had an earthquake' pretty calmly, so we just went back to what we were doing," said WVU ...
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