An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck near Washington, D.C., the U.S.Geological Survey said.

 

Quake hits near Washington, D.C. [  PM] akashma: Seems than the American President is unaware of the bombs shaking Gaza, Afganistan,Pakistan, Iraq and other places in the planet his wonderworld was  he scare of the wake was put the authorities in hight alert, in Washigton DC all the flights were put in hold. shook by small earthwak  At 1:51 EST The ground shaked in Martha Vineyard, where all the American Presidents spend their summer vacations, the 5.6 magnitud earthwake that rocked the capital in Washington DC was felt far the coast of New York, some buildings were evacuated as the after shocks started to be felt. [  P : President Obama was about to start his golf round when the ground stared to shaked. [  P : Seems than the American President is unaware of the bombs shaking Gaza, Afganistan,Pakistan, Iraq and other places in the planet his wonderworld was shook by small earthwake.   The scare of the wake was put the authorities in hight alert, in Washigton DC all the flights were put in hold.   Small wakes are common in the east coast, but 5.9 magnitude could bring many after shocks.     : Most of New York hight buildings were evacuated, the scare of another big one is in the mind of New Yorkers that can not foget the 911 event that shooked their lives forever. At 1:51 EST The ground shaked in Martha Vineyard, where all the American Presidents spend their summer vacations, the 5.6 magnitud earthwake that rocked the capital in Washington DC was felt far the coast of New York, some buildings were evacuated as the after shocks started to be felt.  ] akashma: President Obama was about to start his golf round when the ground stared to shaked. August 23rd, 2011 01:58 PM ET Share An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck near Washington, D.C., the U.S.Geological Survey said.

The earthquake near me was in Virginia.

[8:42:59 PM] Jennifer: there was a big one last night out west, too. this one was centered south of here

[8:43:11 PM] Jennifer: how are you today? did you get some good sleep?

[8:18:36 PM] Nancy Williams: I live 20 minutes from DC  [8:18:59 P s: Omar, I have never felt this ever before on the east coast. [8:19:18 P : I heard that people up to at least NYC felt the earthquake [8:19:28 P : I think it went all the way to Canada [8:21:08 P : It hit in Richmond, Virginia where my brother lives [8:21:09 PM] Nancy Williams: :(

[8:37:00 P : As a result of the quake, the North Anna nuclear plant shut down and 5 other plants in the New York area are reporting "unusual events", as in not the normal events that keep a plant running smoothly.
 

The quake was felt in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New York, and on Martha's                              [8:13:05 PM] al-qudseya: he is on vacation and he felt it [8:13:10 PM] al-qudseya: but it was a big one [8:13:20 PM] al-qudseya: im sure alot of buildings got damaged [8:13:39 PM] al-qudseya: okay i say this [8:14:52 PM] al-qudseya: LIVE : LIVE IN VIRGINIA  5.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS. Felt in surrounding states ; NY , and WASHINGTON DC : Obama has yet to amke commentary  [8:15:08 PM] al-qudseya: but he is on vacation now not in washington

Vineyard where President Barack Obama is vacationing.