98 COUNTRY » virginia http://98country.com Fri, 24 May 2013 16:02:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 East Coast Rocked by Earthquake, Pentagon Evacuated http://98country.com/east-coast-rocked-by-earthquake-pentagon-evacuated/ http://98country.com/east-coast-rocked-by-earthquake-pentagon-evacuated/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:01:49 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=39752 An earthquake epicentered in Virginia occurred Tuesday afternoon, with people in Washington, DC, New York, Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Toronto reporting they felt the tremors, as well.

Reports thus far indicate the quake registered a 5.9 on the Richter scale, and the USGS says it’s the most powerful quake to hit Virginia since 1897.

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