A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia shook Washington Tuesday. The White House and Capitol were among the Washington buildings that were evacuated. (Aug. 23)
An earthquake centered in Virginia struck along the East Coast at 1:51 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was reportedly 5.9 magnitude, shaking buildings and prompting Washington office workers to pour into the streets of the capital.
Officials said the earthquake’s epicenter was near Mineral, Va., 87 miles southwest of Washington. The USGS initially recorded the quake at 5.8 magnitude but later upgraded it to a 5.9. It struck at 1:51 p.m. Eastern time, the USGS said. At 2.8 magnitude aftershock was reported at 2:46 p.m.
A senior Obama administration official said the White House “shook pretty hard” and that employees evacuated onto the driveway between the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Construction workers also got off scaffolding wrapped around the EEOB.
The official knew of no damage to the White House but said paint or plaster chips had fallen onto carpeting inside the executive mansion. Employees fled the U.S. Capitol, and House and Senate office buildings were evacuated, as tremors shook the buildings for several seconds.
The quake shook the foundations of the Pentagon, the biggest office building in the world, prompting a partial evacuation.
Source: WashingtonPost
Note:
My oldest brother will go to Virginia and Washington in the U.S. the coming month, and he did ask me: What note from you can I leave at the White House Walls, and what message do you like to give Obama? I told him: Write on a paper "Mr. Obama, keep your hands off from Israël and Jerusalem!" These earthquakes and natural disasters is what you get if you mess up with deviding Gods Land and City.
ps. they always call on the Name of the Lord.
