Tuesday, August 23, 2011

August 23, 2011

An earthquake of 5.9 or 5.8 magnitude occurred in central Virginia and was felt widely in the Mid-Atlantic area today. The epicenter was near Lake Anna and caused some damage in the Washington Metro area. The quake was felt as far south as North Carolina, as far north as Boston, and as far west as Ohio.

Cell phone service was impossible because the air waves were clogged by people calling to report the quake or checking on loved ones. In an incredible example of media stupidity radio and television stations were telling people to use their cell phones in real emergencies only and then proceeded to solicit eye witness accounts of the earthquake from people, you guessed it, using their cell phones.