Hi Mark,   
      
   >> The epicenter was 40 Mi. northwest of Richmond VA. It was felt through   
   >> Washington D.C. to New York City and as far south as Chapel Hill, North   
   >> Carolina. There are even reports of shaking as far west as Columbus,   
   >> Ohio,   
   >> and out on Martha's Vineyard.   
   >>   
   >> My Uncle Ralph who lives in VA. said it was on a very old fault.. I guess   
   >> it   
   >> was felt because of the solid bedrock, not broken up with a lot of faults   
   >> 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 sure did..   
      
   > It felt like we were the epicenter here in Bel Air, Maryland.   
      
   heh.. no doubt you were darn close I'd think.. our local news site said that   
   it was centered 90 miles southwest of Washington..   
      
   >  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 o   
   > construction going on).   
      
   I think this is the first time I've ever felt one... I looked outside the   
   window next to my desk, but I didn't see anyone outside noticing much.. My   
   dogs certainly went a little crazy    
      
   Take care,   
   Janis   
      
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