So there was an 5.9 earthquake in Sterling Virginia earlier today. I was wondering how many of our members felt it or after shocks. I was sitting on the couch downstairs watching a movie and suddenly my couch stated shaking. Having never felt an earthquake of any sort I was like wtf? I thought maybe one of our dogs had gotten behind the couch and was bumping it. I really hadn't a clue what the hell was going on. It wasn't major, but it was a bit unnerving. I can't imagine being at the center of one. I'm in N.C. fairly close to the S.C. border.

It hit Maryland as well, but I didn't feel it when it hit, perhaps because I was in the car at the time.

It amazes me the distance that tremors can travel from the epicenter. It's not like this one was even really strong either. O_o

Didn't felt it either, not far from where DJ is.

There was an Earthquake?  I didn't notice it in southwestern Michigan.

I didn't feel it, but most of my other family members did!

That sucks Yunhua98 . That one was pretty nasty from what I recall. X.x

I personally would hate if we had a 7.0 earthquake or something. I actually live at a place that is at risk of getting one between 6.0-7.0 in the next 30 years or so, apparently, because Charlevoix area that is nearby is a crater caused by a meteorite 200 millions of years ago, and since then they get quite a bunch of earthquakes. The issue though is that even a 6.2 earthquake for example could cause nasty damages in some areas, because a bunch of stuff isn't build as strong as in California, for example.

The 5.9 earthquake that occurred is enough to knock things off shelves and shatter windows, so it's already pretty bad.

A perspective in MD - house was rattling, initially thought that someone was banging hard on our door... until things started to fall.
A little statue and some ceramics fell, both which were quite audible. Silly me stayed inside (didn't know that you were supposed to go outside!)

All this while doing SAT prep... interesting, eh?