5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes The East Coast, Centered In Virginia Near DC


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We just felt a minor earthquake in New York. Nothing serious.

Supposedly it's an aftershock of an earlier earthquake near Washington, D.C.

People on Twitter are saying the earthquake was felt in Toronto, Philadelphia, and Boston.

It was supposedly centered in Virginia, 87 miles southwest of DC – 5.8 on the Richter scale.

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The New York Times just tweeted that there was an earthquake in Colorado too.

CNN is reporting that some in DC were worried that the earthquake was a bomb at first.

Breaking News is reporting that JFK and Newark airports have been evacuated.

Offices in New York City are being evacuated. Here's a photo someone just tweeted.

We're also seeing reports of cell service is out all across the east coast.

At 2:14 p.m. the earthquake was upgraded to a 5.9 magnitude.

The quake was also felt in Martha's Vineyard, where President Obama is currently vacationing.

The earthquake was only 6 km underground, which is relatively shallow.

The USGS reports that it expects aftershocks to hit over the next few hours.

Here's a map of the world's fault lines. They don't cross where the earthquake started.

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