My daughter in Fairfax, VA (west of DC) reports her office building shook heavily and some things fell off shelves. She’s been sent home, and much of official Washington is shut down. My husband is on the 50th story of a building in New York City and reports the whole building shook.
We got some minor shakes in Greenville, SC. #1–It is probably good that most of official DC is shut down–less time for mischief. And of course the obvious–God is probably trying to tell them something–especially at the cathedral.
Sounds like a metaphor:
[blockquote]A spokesman for Washington National Cathedral says at least three of the four pinnacles on the central tower have fallen off and the central tower appears to be leaning. . . .
The Washington National Cathedral is an Episcopal Church landmark in the capital.[/blockquote]
The weather can be bizarre there, even if people don’t know it, don’t care, or ignore that fact. Whilst at seminary in No. VA, we experienced(during your typical rainstorm) what the newscasters eventually called a “vortex wind”–probably not to freak people out; but, duh, that’s a tornado. My spouse and I sat in our apartment complex’s basement for about an hour, but when we came out, we heard that the seminary had MAJOR downed trees–some of them probably 150-200 years old with trunks 1 1/2-2 ft. thick. They were ripped out of the ground like they were nothing, and left large craters with “abandoned” roots in the dirt. Luckily no house damage from the “vortex wind”, but a tree fell on one of the prof’s houses–I don’t remember anyone being hurt; luckily he and his family were not home at the time. Lots of repairs, though–bummer. There can also be bizarre weather patterns there because of “peninsular effects”–storms arising from the Atlantic, Chesapeake, or both. When we lived on the Delmarva Peninsula, we had all sorts of weird, violent, Nor’easter-type rainstorms, too, but I grew up with those.
I hope no one was hurt in VA today; forgive the pun but an earthquake there is “shocking”. Wow…
5.9? Out here we eat 5.9 for breakfast. Eastern wusses… (from a Bay Area blog this afternoon).
But seriously, 5.9 is quite a jolt even by California standards, and even more of a psychological jolt for people unaccustomed to having the ground wake up under them.
It has been interesting to note that the common wood frame construction that characterizes a lot of our residential housing in Virginia seems to have done rather well. The monumental masonry of downtown DC was a little more vulnerable (including the Cathedral). 5.9 is a non-trivial event, especially in an area that does not have reason to expect it. We are very fortunate that there has been relatively little loss/damage.
I was driving from Charlotte to NJ and was just a little ways outside of D.C. on 95 when the quake hit. Didn’t really feel it in the car – thought the shaking was a wind gust or nearby trucks… Glad I wasn’t in the Baltimore tunnel or on the Delaware Mem. Bridge at the time. Either of those could have been pretty scary!!
In any case, because D.C. evacuated schools, and the Fed. Gov’t gave workers liberal leave, rush hour in D.C. started around 2 p.m. yesterday, and I was stuck in gridlocked beltway traffic for 2 hours…
Basically there is NEVER a good time to be on the D.C. beltway. As much as I love the D.C. area, the traffic is ALWAYS a nightmare, and yesterday it was even worse!!
In any case, thankful there appears to have been no injuries or particularly serious damage. Quite a surprise for sure!!!
My daughter in Fairfax, VA (west of DC) reports her office building shook heavily and some things fell off shelves. She’s been sent home, and much of official Washington is shut down. My husband is on the 50th story of a building in New York City and reports the whole building shook.
Stones fall off Washington National Cathedral: [url=http://www.wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2509741]http://www.wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2509741[/url]
I note there is damage to the National Cathedral. Would it be too unsophisticated to consider that perhaps Someone is expressing His displeasure?
We got some minor shakes in Greenville, SC. #1–It is probably good that most of official DC is shut down–less time for mischief. And of course the obvious–God is probably trying to tell them something–especially at the cathedral.
we felt it here at Trinity School for Ministry… and some folks in downtown Pittsburgh went into panic mode.
Sounds like a metaphor:
[blockquote]A spokesman for Washington National Cathedral says at least three of the four pinnacles on the central tower have fallen off and the central tower appears to be leaning. . . .
The Washington National Cathedral is an Episcopal Church landmark in the capital.[/blockquote]
The weather can be bizarre there, even if people don’t know it, don’t care, or ignore that fact. Whilst at seminary in No. VA, we experienced(during your typical rainstorm) what the newscasters eventually called a “vortex wind”–probably not to freak people out; but, duh, that’s a tornado. My spouse and I sat in our apartment complex’s basement for about an hour, but when we came out, we heard that the seminary had MAJOR downed trees–some of them probably 150-200 years old with trunks 1 1/2-2 ft. thick. They were ripped out of the ground like they were nothing, and left large craters with “abandoned” roots in the dirt. Luckily no house damage from the “vortex wind”, but a tree fell on one of the prof’s houses–I don’t remember anyone being hurt; luckily he and his family were not home at the time. Lots of repairs, though–bummer. There can also be bizarre weather patterns there because of “peninsular effects”–storms arising from the Atlantic, Chesapeake, or both. When we lived on the Delmarva Peninsula, we had all sorts of weird, violent, Nor’easter-type rainstorms, too, but I grew up with those.
I hope no one was hurt in VA today; forgive the pun but an earthquake there is “shocking”. Wow…
Time to dig out my old rock hammer again. It must have been “Bush’s Fault.”
off2 (#3): Perhaps…see Luke 13:4.
Whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on here in S.E. Va., but no sign of damage. I’m more worried about the hurricane.
You’ll have a lot more to fear from Hurricane Irene than you do from this quake, I’m afraid. There will be aftershocks, of course.
Here, for those interested in the science of it:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/23/virginia-earthquake-waves-ripple-across-the-us/
Kind of like weather reporting once a hurricane hits, but you didn’t/couldn’t hear this on news-media during the quake…..
5.9? Out here we eat 5.9 for breakfast. Eastern wusses… (from a Bay Area blog this afternoon).
But seriously, 5.9 is quite a jolt even by California standards, and even more of a psychological jolt for people unaccustomed to having the ground wake up under them.
It has been interesting to note that the common wood frame construction that characterizes a lot of our residential housing in Virginia seems to have done rather well. The monumental masonry of downtown DC was a little more vulnerable (including the Cathedral). 5.9 is a non-trivial event, especially in an area that does not have reason to expect it. We are very fortunate that there has been relatively little loss/damage.
I was driving from Charlotte to NJ and was just a little ways outside of D.C. on 95 when the quake hit. Didn’t really feel it in the car – thought the shaking was a wind gust or nearby trucks… Glad I wasn’t in the Baltimore tunnel or on the Delaware Mem. Bridge at the time. Either of those could have been pretty scary!!
In any case, because D.C. evacuated schools, and the Fed. Gov’t gave workers liberal leave, rush hour in D.C. started around 2 p.m. yesterday, and I was stuck in gridlocked beltway traffic for 2 hours…
Basically there is NEVER a good time to be on the D.C. beltway. As much as I love the D.C. area, the traffic is ALWAYS a nightmare, and yesterday it was even worse!!
In any case, thankful there appears to have been no injuries or particularly serious damage. Quite a surprise for sure!!!