Many of us had an interesting afternoon...about 1:52pm to be exact. I wasn't too sure what was happening other than my office building started to shake. It was a weird feeling and experience. I could sense the floor was moving and then I heard the noise...like a train running through the building. The noise was actually coming from the building structure moving its parts. I can't remember how long this lasted...20 seconds? 30 seconds? We were told to leave the building which I assume was a precautionary measure incase another one came. Several of my co-workers looked at each other in surprise. Do we have earthquake procedures?
It was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Virginia. The epicenter was located close to Mineral, VA...about 87 miles from DC. It was the largest to hit since VA since 1897. Apparently, there were two aftershocks reported (2.8 and 2.2) that occurred almost an hour later that I didn't notice. I guess I was still in shock after feeling the 5.8.
You think I would have taken at least one picture of this event. I was too busy trying to call home (cell phone service overload) and trying to get news with my iPhone. What an interesting afternoon.
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