<p>D in Allentown PA. Just texted me that they had an earthquake!</p>
<p>Felt it up here in Boston. Just a 10-second wiggle, but no mistaking it.</p>
<p>“I feel that I need to have an ice cream cone!”</p>
<p>Several years ago were in the epicenter of a 6.0 (chimney crashed down) I immediatly sent H down the street to the store to get some batteries. He came back with not batteries but Cheetos, chocolate and vodka. It worked for me.</p>
<p>Yes, I even felt it as far away as northern Vermont! Wow!</p>
<p>I felt it in Ohio too.</p>
<p>Glad everyone is ok!</p>
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This is a brilliant man!</p>
<p>[Quake</a> hits near Washington, D.C. This Just In - CNN.com Blogs](<a href=“http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/23/quake-hits-near-washington-d-c/?hpt=hp_t2]Quake”>http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/23/quake-hits-near-washington-d-c/?hpt=hp_t2)</p>
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<p>What a dedicated bunch!</p>
<p>From North Carolina all the way up to Vermont…boy that was one SHALLOW quake! That is an incredibly long wave.</p>
<p>Sympathy from a Californian. It might be a good idea for some of you to check out the myriad of websites on what to do in an earthquake so you know what to do if there is another. I remember when I took my daughter to college in CT and we both glanced at the very high shelves set up for big heavy objects, like suitcases, and said, “We’re not in California anymore.” If you feel the ground moving, move away from all those shelves that can drop heavy or breakable items on you.</p>
<p>Felt it in southern Maine, too. I thought my dog had plopped down beside my gliding rocking chair and was making it shake with his panting, but he wasn’t there! My son was at the gym and didn’t feel anything.</p>
<p>Felt it in PA. Unfortunately, my in-laws are at Lake Anna in Mineral, VA. We’ve been frantically trying to reach them, but they don’t answer their cell phone and they don’t have a landline. All reports on TV are about effects in DC, NYC, etc., but nothing about the epicenter. I don’t give a rat’s ass that buildings shook in DC! What’s happening at the epicenter?</p>
<p>I’ve got friends on FB reporting that it was felt in Canada to at least NC.</p>
<p>Yep- felt in Albany, NY.
It was not a big deal for a former Calif. girl, but folks here are a little freaked.</p>
<p>Felt all around the Atlanta metro area as well. DH felt it in his second story office (in our house). I did not, probably because I was trying to get a two year old (my grandson) to take a nap and was in his bed with him. :)</p>
<p>Wow, that must be pretty scary to those on the east coast. I agree with mimk6 that it would be wise to expect an aftershock sometime today or tomorrow, and to prepare for it.
Here in Cali, many of us have secured our cupboards and water heaters, etc., and while you all don’t have time for that, at least look around and see what you might do to protect some of your valuables if another were to hit.<br>
I hope we don’t get any news reports of injury- so far so good.</p>
<p>Holy Moly-house shook here in South Jersey. Verizon cell phones not working with daughter in Philly. FREAKY!!!</p>
<p>It was felt in NYC also. I called my sister who said she felt it in her house and thought it was vertigo. But I did not feel anything in my neck of the woods</p>
<p>D1 (second year MBA student) started classes at Georgetown yesterday–just talked to her and she said all the buildings on campus were evacuated and everyone is outside. D1 definitely felt the quake and thought it was construction work and was about to say that to a friend who is from CA. Friend said–“this is an earthquake.”</p>
<p>Really, churchmusicmom? Didn’t feel a thing here.</p>