A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked the U.S. East Coast, sending vibrations and panics from as far south as North Carolina to as far north as Toronto.Buildings in downtown Washington, D.C. were rattled, causing parts of the Pentagon, White House and to evacuate.
Stocks shot three percent higher on Tuesday on speculation Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke this week would signal new help for the economy, giving investors hope a four-week rout was nearing an end.
The Washington National Cathedral, the highest point in the capital, suffered damage in Tuesday's earthquake, with three spires in the central tower breaking off of the gothic-style building, a spokesman said.
A District of Columbia fire department spokesman says there are numerous injuries as a result of an earthquake that struck near the nation's capital Tuesday afternoon, but so far there are no reports of serious injuries or deaths.
Seismologist warns of atomic power dangers after the Virginia earthquake
Although the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed inspection on plants around the country, there has not been adequate time for energy companies to update facilities since the safety reports were issued.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a Tuesday afternoon press conference that tremors emanating from an earthquake in Virginia did not cause any deaths, injuries or significant damage to city infrastructure and buildings.
Virginia earthquake has had one aftershock so far
Cell phone service across all of the largest wireless took a hit on Tuesday after the 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook in Virginia, sending tremors all over the East Coast.
The East Coast was rocked by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake Tuesday, sending vibrations from as far south as North Carolina to as far north as Toronto.
No, you're not imagining it: East Coast earthquakes affect and can be felt by a wider region than West Coast earthquakes -- and there's a good geological reason for that.
President Barack Obama was golfing during his vacation at Martha's Vineyard as the East Coast Earthquake struck, according to ABC News.
A massive earthquake rocked the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday afternoon, shaking areas from North Carolina to Ottawa, Canada. The earthquake's center was northwest of Richmond, Va. and rocked much of Washington, D.C.
A strong earthquake struck the East Coast and was felt as far away as Canada on Tuesday, shaking buildings in many cities, delaying flights and trains and sending thousands of frightened workers into the streets.
Toronto police had another matter to deal with Tuesday afternoon.
Indian Point has several seismic protections in place, including precautions for spent fuel pools.
Residents of Mineral, Va., where an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter originated Tuesday, reported extensive damage to key buildings and the shutdown of a nearby nuclear power station.
Two nuclear reactors at the North Anna Station in Mineral, Virginia were stopped working, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said. The plant lost off-site power, but diesel generators are operating, a spokesman for the commission said.
The earthquake in Virginia that shook the east coast and the approaching Hurricane Irene storm remind us that mother nature is the most poweful force of all.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia rattled Washington DC and sent tremors all the way north to New York City and Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. The earthquake struck around 1:51 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern seaboard of the U.S. just before 2 p.m. (EDT). It was centered in a small town near Richmond, Va., and tremors were felt as far north as Rhode Island and Toronto, Canada.
The earthquake that struck central Virginia on Tuesday afternoon interrupted musicians working in a studio in Richmond, Va., some 40 miles southeast of the quake's epicenter.
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