WestVirginiaRebel Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 CNN:An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck near Washington, D.C., the U.S.Geological Survey said.The epicenter was in Mineral, Virginia.Update 3:04 p.m. ET: All national monuments and parks in Washington are "stable but closed" following Tuesday's earthquake, a United States Park Police spokesman said.Part of the central tower of the National Cathedral, the highest point in Washington, D.C., was damaged, according to spokesman Richard Weinberg. "It looks like three of the pinnacles have broken off the central tower," Weinberg told CNN.Aftershocks are a concern, U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Lucy Jones told CNN. "People should be expecting (them), especially over the next hour or two," she said.The quake was felt in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York City and on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, where President Barack Obama is vacationing. It's unknown if the president felt the quake.The Pentagon has been evacuated, CNN's Barbara Starr reports. "When the building began shaking rather violently, hundreds of people began streaming out," she said, because many people thought that the building was under attack. Starr was standing in the Pentagon's press office when the roof started to shake.Cell phone service has been disrupted in New York City, CNN learned within minutes of the quake.Updated 2:47 p.m. ET: A "considerable amount" of water from a water pipe has flooded two corridors of the Pentagon, according to an announcement in the building. People who work in those areas are being asked to stay in their offices while workers try to repair the damage.The National Cathedral in Washington is damaged, CNN has confirmed.And Dominion Generation, which operates the North Anna nuclear power station in central Virginia a few miles from the epicenter of the earthquake, is trying to reach operational staff at the plant, according to a company spokesman. Landlines to the plant appear to be down.Shortly after the quake struck, traders in the New York Stock Exchange also felt the quake and shouted to each other, "Keep trading!" CNN's business correspondent Alison Kosik reported from the floor at 2:20 p.m. E.T.Twitter traffic suggests the quake was felt all over the East Coast.________I think I felt it here in WV. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Some of the pinnacles in the National Cathedral have broken off. There is a rumor, further repeated by FOX, that the Washington Monument has been left tilted. Parts of DC could be in worse shape than else where because so much of it is built on land filled swamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollyannaish Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 There is a rumor, further repeated by FOX, that the Washington Monument has been left tilted. Doggone that Obama. Can't leave ANYTHING alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The Park Service says the memorials and monuments, including the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial, were evacuated immediately after the quake. Agency spokesman Jeffrey Olson says that there was "absolutely no damage" to the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial or other tourist destinations along the Mall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The Park Service says the memorials and monuments, including the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial, were evacuated immediately after the quake. Agency spokesman Jeffrey Olson says that there was "absolutely no damage" to the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial or other tourist destinations along the Mall. how would they know this for sure so early? the integrity of the buildings etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The Park Service says the memorials and monuments, including the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial, were evacuated immediately after the quake. Agency spokesman Jeffrey Olson says that there was "absolutely no damage" to the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial or other tourist destinations along the Mall. how would they know this for sure so early? the integrity of the buildings etc? Integrity in DC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 We're all gonna die! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 We're all gonna die! Maybe... top google headline a few minutes ago.... Child health experts' tips for quake's emotional aftershocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCJim Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 We're all gonna die! eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCJim Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Breaking News... President Obama has just confirmed that the DC earthquake occurred on a rare and obscure fault-line... apparently known as "Bush's Fault!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
righteousmomma Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 NCJim, just thinking about you. Irene may be a bad'um and she's headed right at you -- and us probably. Stay safe and in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCJim Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 NCJim, just thinking about you. Irene may be a bad'um and she's headed right at you -- and us probably. Stay safe and in touch. thanks for the thoughts....they say it might be pretty bad, I am off tomorrow so I will be getting ready for the storm, might go inland for the weekend, we'll see... be safe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 We're all gonna die! eventually NCJim! And some not soon enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickadee Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Some of the pinnacles in the National Cathedral have broken off. There is a rumor, further repeated by FOX, that the Washington Monument has been left tilted. Parts of DC could be in worse shape than else where because so much of it is built on land filled swamps. Here is the site for the National Cathedral which has quite a number of pictures of the damage . . . and several pictures from that site. National Cathedral Earthquake Damage Shifted almost off: //// //// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle58 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 There is supposedly a 4 foot crack near the top of the Washington Monument. Can't find a picture that shows it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle58 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Breaking News... President Obama has just confirmed that the DC earthquake occurred on a rare and obscure fault-line... apparently known as "Bush's Fault!" Obama also announced that the Secret Service and Maxine Waters continue an investigation of the quake's suspicious ties to the Tea Party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Let me guess, within the month there will be funds allocated by congress to earthquake proof the Capitol, The White House, Supreme Court and other high visability Washington buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltbag Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Breaking News... President Obama has just confirmed that the DC earthquake occurred on a rare and obscure fault-line... apparently known as "Bush's Fault!" I sent that to my mailing list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 "The Washington Monument is one of America's most important landmarks and we will do whatever it takes to ensure that it is restored completely and correctly," said Robert A. Vogel, Superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, in a statement. Whatever it takes, whatever the cost! Just print more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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