Washington Post reports that Washington Park police have confirmed that despite preliminary indiucations the Washington Monument is not tilting due to the earthquake centered in Mineral, Virginia, felt as far away as Brooklyn and Rhode Island.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Earthquake Weather
We had returned from a few days in Atlantic City, and the contractor was finishing repair of our front steps which had fallen apart from the past rough winter. While he was here we had him check our chimney this morning as well. I was sitting on the deck with my better half, and son and daughter. Got up and was in the bathroom and felt the house shake. I thought the chimney and the roof were coming down. Folks ran into the streets here in Flatbush. "Did you feel that? Did you feel that?"
Thinking it was related to MTA construction nearby, I tried to call 311, NYC's information phone number since it wasn't an emergency, but the number was busy. Finally turned on NY1 and they were reporting it was a suspected earthquake. My daughter working in an office building in Manhattan was unaware of quake as was one of my other daughters who was out and about in Park Slope. I contacted my office (I am on vacation) and my building was evacuated.
Just before the temblor hit, Guinevere, our corgi, was hiding under a chair. Afterwards, she took refuge, head down in her crate/condo in our living room.
My colleague with family in Virginia reported that dishes and glassware fell out of their closets. Virginia nuclear power plants taken offline. JFK airport diverted flights to Connecticut.
Although it appears there was no significant damage to speak of,a quiet summer afternoon turned on its head.
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY report here
-Tony Napoli - Deep in the Heart of Brooklyn
Thinking it was related to MTA construction nearby, I tried to call 311, NYC's information phone number since it wasn't an emergency, but the number was busy. Finally turned on NY1 and they were reporting it was a suspected earthquake. My daughter working in an office building in Manhattan was unaware of quake as was one of my other daughters who was out and about in Park Slope. I contacted my office (I am on vacation) and my building was evacuated.
Just before the temblor hit, Guinevere, our corgi, was hiding under a chair. Afterwards, she took refuge, head down in her crate/condo in our living room.
My colleague with family in Virginia reported that dishes and glassware fell out of their closets. Virginia nuclear power plants taken offline. JFK airport diverted flights to Connecticut.
Although it appears there was no significant damage to speak of,a quiet summer afternoon turned on its head.
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY report here
-Tony Napoli - Deep in the Heart of Brooklyn