JK> The epicenter was 40 Mi. northwest of Richmond VA. It was felt through   
   JK> Washington D.C. to New York City and as far south as Chapel Hill, North   
   JK> Carolina. There are even reports of shaking as far west as Columbus,   
   JK> Ohio,   
   JK> and out on Martha's Vineyard.   
   JK>    
   JK> My Uncle Ralph who lives in VA. said it was on a very old fault.. I guess   
   JK> it   
   JK> was felt because of the solid bedrock, not broken up with a lot of faults   
   JK> like in CA.   
      
   Yes, that is what makes the rare east coast earthquakes much different than   
   west coast ones.  It effects a much larger area on the east coast.     
      
   It felt like we were the epicenter here in Bel Air, Maryland.  Lots of noise   
   and the entire house was shaking.  I heard today that some people at my work   
   ran out of the building thinking the building was falling down (we have lots   
   of construction going on).   
      
   - Mark   
      
   --- WWIVToss v.1.50    
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