Magnitude 5.9 - VIRGINIA

Philadelphia
Cracks appear on the facade of a building on Market Street in downtown Philadelphia following an earthquake along the East Coast Tuesday Aug. 23, 2011. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the monuments in Washington and rattled nerves from the southern state of Georgia to Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island in the northeast where President Barack Obama is vacationing.

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Baltimore
A man walks past bricks that fell off of a house once owned by the late Rep. Parren Mitchell, D-Md., after an earthquake was felt in Baltimore, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Downtown office buildings were cleared and workers were waiting for clearance to re-enter. One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded on the East Coast shook buildings and rattled nerves from South Carolina to New England on Tuesday and forced the evacuations of parts of the Capitol, White House and Pentagon.

Washington D.C.
Visitors view a broken spire, top, left, on the National Cathedral in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, after an earthquake caused the damage. Passengers crowd the platform of a commuter train as they wait for it to arrive at Union Station in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23,2011, after an earthquake in the Washington area. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the monuments on the National Mall in Washington and rattled nerves from Georgia to Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island where President Barack Obama is vacationing. No injuries were immediately reported.

Washington D.C.
Large pieces of concrete lay in the street in front of the Embassy of Ecuador after the building was damaged in an earthquake felt in Washington, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011.

Washington D.C.
Pieces of the ceiling at Union Station are missing and cracks are seen after an earthquake was felt in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011.

Mineral, Virginia
Tony Williams surveys damage at his Mineral, Va. home after an earthquake struck Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Items in his home were knocked over and displaced, and the home suffered some structural damage after the most powerful earthquake to strike the East Coast in 67 years shook buildings and rattled nerves from South Carolina to New England. The quake was centered near Mineral, a small town northwest of Richmond.

Mineral, Virginia
Debris covers the floor of the Miller's Mart food store in Mineral, Va., a small town northwest of Richmond near the earthquake's epicenter, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. The most powerful earthquake to strike the East Coast in 67 years shook buildings and rattled nerves from South Carolina to Maine.

East Coast Earthquake
Mineral, Virginia
Debris covers the isle at the Miller's mart food store in Mineral, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit the area which was felt up and down the east coast.

East Coast Earthquake
Washington D.C.
People use the stairs to evacuate a building in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, after an earthquake hit the Washington area. The 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City.

East Coast Earthquake
Obama's Reaction
President Barack Obama takes a break from playing golf to speak The President, who is currently on vacation on Martha's Vineyard, learns of the earthquake during a game of gold at the Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Mass.

East Coast Earthquake
Washington D.C.
Civilians and military personnel evacuate the Pentagon in Washington after an earthquake was felt on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011.

Earthquake sparks fears of terror in
Washington D.C.
People stand in the street in downtown Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, after office buildings where evacuated following an earthquake in the Washington area. The 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City.

More govt dysfunction...

Regulators aware for years of understated seismic risks to nuclear plants

http://www.iwatchnews.org/2011/03/18/3700/regulators-aware-years-understated-sei...

Video:
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UPDATE: The fire department in Mineral, Virginia has been opened as a shelter for those whose homes have been damaged.

Several reports of damage are coming in from Mineral, where homes were moved off of foundations and the Post Office has reportedly suffered massive damage.

No significant damage was reported in Chesterfield or Henrico County. There are reports of some structure damage in Richmond, but no reports of injuries.

Stay with 8News for updates.

UPDATE: (AP) - Federal officials: 2 nuclear reactors taken offline near quake site in Va.; No damage reported.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was half a mile deep. Shaking was felt at the White House and all over the East Coast, as far south as Chapel Hill, N.C. Parts of the Pentagon, White House and Capitol were evacuated. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

They just had an after shock too. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/

Funny that Colorado at the New Mexico border had two significant quakes in two days and we didn't hear about it.

So how long before the CONservative evangelist preachers say this was cause of DOMA, or Obama, or Warren Buffet's idea about taxing the rich more than the poor?