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Post by shatnerswig on Jul 17, 2010 3:39:09 GMT 10
WASHINGTON — The largest earthquake ever recorded near the capital rattled Washington, D.C., early Friday, waking many residents but causing no reported damage.
The quake hit at 5:04 a.m. ET with a magnitude of 3.6, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was centered near Rockville, Md., the USGS said.
NBC News reported that the quake was felt in the D.C.-area, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Amy Vaughn, a spokeswoman for USGS, told NBC station WRC that the quake was the largest recorded within 50 kilometers (31 miles) of Washington since a database was created in 1974.
The previous record within that time period was a 2.6 magnitude temblor in 1990.
"So this is pretty significant for your area," Vaughn told WRC-TV.
The area's last quake — with a magnitude of 2.0 — occurred in May 2008.
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Post by brillbilly on Jul 18, 2010 23:40:56 GMT 10
ouch,not a good sign! yea the east coast has been getting a few more sizable earthquakes lately...... if we get a big one were screwed....
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Post by shatnerswig on Jul 19, 2010 8:01:01 GMT 10
oops sorry brill i think i hit the mod instead of quote ........
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Post by brillbilly on Jul 19, 2010 23:43:09 GMT 10
oops sorry brill i think i hit the mod instead of quote ........ no prob mate,iv done it lol the earth is growning and stress on major faultlines are reaching alarming levels,could be some real big eathquake worldwide soon if the earths magnetic field comes under heavy solar bombardment?
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Post by slith on Jul 20, 2010 15:46:21 GMT 10
Yeah we had one about 3 weeks ago here. 5.2. It's not uncommon we get them, just not big like this. Gaia is getting pissed off it seems
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Post by brillbilly on Jul 21, 2010 0:34:32 GMT 10
Yeah we had one about 3 weeks ago here. 5.2. It's not uncommon we get them, just not big like this. Gaia is getting pissed off it seems yeah slith gaia is growning like a presure cooker?
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Post by shatnerswig on Jul 21, 2010 8:31:30 GMT 10
something is going to happen...........
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