Earthquake today

[Quiet Reflections]

Did anyone else feel that earthquake on the east coast today. I never felt one before and honestly thought something hit my house. I can't imagine what you cats in Cali put up with.

[Los Angeles resident]

Magnitude 5.9
Date-Time

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 17:51:03 UTC
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 01:51:03 PM at epicenter

Location 37.975°N, 77.969°W
Depth 1 km (~0.6 mile) (poorly constrained)
Region VIRGINIA
Distances

6 km (4 miles) SSE (152°) from Louisa, VA
6 km (4 miles) SW (236°) from Mineral, VA
26 km (16 miles) SE (133°) from Gordonsville, VA
66 km (41 miles) NW (318°) from Richmond, VA
134 km (83 miles) SW (219°) from Washington, DC

[Jimmy W]

NYC - felt like driving over a road bump under my chair.

[Nivek]

Got gently rocked awake by the hand of God, it's gonna be a unique day!

[nohj68]

Yup, felt it here on LI. Thought I had to much to drink @ lunch but then I realized I didn't have anything to drink today.

[iamdrgonzo]

I didn't feel a thing here on the North fork of the Isle of Misfits.

[Quiet Reflections]

I didn't feel a thing here on the North fork of the Isle of Misfits.

A buddy of mine in upstate NY said he felt something. it was a pretty good shake for a relatively inactive fault line.

[iamdrgonzo]

I know some folks in Manhattan they said they felt it.

[Yvonne183]

Today I was in the mountains of upstate New York and we felt it. It wasn't much, but we felt it.

I heard that the reason for the earthquake was cause New York OK'd gays to get married,,, i just don't figure why it hit Virginia the most.

[Bobby Domino]

that's a pretty large magnitude. I'm going to have to watch the news