EARTHQUAKE in NEW YORK and NEW JERSEY from 5.9 VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE on RADIOIRISH.COM

Earthquake felt in New York and New Jersey as a 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake that was centered northwest of Richmond, Virginia struck at precisely 1:51 pm on August 23rd 2011. In New York City office workers at lunchtime breaks were shocked as the 20 seconds of "rolling tremors" scared people out of Manhattan office buildings in New York to Brooklyn and The Meadowlands New Jersey. RADIO IRISH presenter Sean McCarthy reports moments after the Earthquake struck. Ground stops were put in place at area airports and office buildings were evacuated as trains were cancelled all the way up and down the East Coast of the United States. Tune into RADIOIRISH.COM

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[killiekentman]

i live in Folkestone Kent and we had a earthquake a few years ago, 474 properties damaged , it was 4.3, and it shook the house for a good 10 seconds, as i was down stairs at the time. it shook us all up. you spoke about L.A. we are going there next month, and i was in New York on 9/11 heading for the WTC that day, i had been in it 2 years before. and it wont stop me coming over to see my family in the States. my daughter felt the quake in Conneticut.

[Heytheresugar]

it was crazzzzy. I thought it was a truck driving down the street it happened soo quickly and it didn't give you time to think!

[Sneakers092]

My brother was sitting in the bed playing on the laptop and he felt it but I didn't I was in the car :( - In NY

[DJRonnie360]

I live in NJ ! It was a huge experience! Things fell and Glasses shatered!