Earthquake Footage from New York, Virginia, Maryland - News!

Earthquake Footage by the News Media.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey website and wire reports, what was going on, was a 5.9-magnitude quake that struck about 34 miles west of Richmond, Virginia, sending tremors up the coast to D.C., Philly and New York.

And to that one Tweeter who felt President Obama was conspicuous by his absence in the capital, hold your horses. The president and his family, vacationing on Martha's Vineyard, might have even felt a little shaking, along with those living in parts of Rhode Island and Vermont. Yep, the tremors reached all the way up there, and out west to parts of West Virginia and Ohio. Airports grounded East Coast-bound flights, though Philly International is back up and running after being closed briefly to inspect whether there was damage to the runways.

Those D.C. seemed to be the most shaken up -- literally -- being so close to the epicenter of the quake. Communications were down, too, as emergency switchboards were jammed with people calling to ask just what the heck was going on.

In New York, several buildings were evacuated. Wobbling was felt in some of the taller buildings, according to reports, and people seemed more than just a little put out by the phenomenon.

"Sitting through earthquakes -- not my job description," one New Yorker groused on Facebook.

So far, there are no reports of injuries or damages in Philly or New York. In Philly, the Comcast Center is closed and all City Council employees sent home for the day, and SEPTA is running behind schedule (usually don't need an earthquake for that to happen). Mayor Nutter gave the all-clear for city workers to resume their duties and there WILL be baseball tonight at Citizens' Bank Park.

Things seem to be going back to normal in New York, too. In D.C., where the quake hit hardest, there are several reports of injuries, but nothing life-threatening. The USGS says to expect aftershocks, but they likely won't be anywhere close to the scale of what was experienced on Tuesday.

The biggest concern in D.C., at this point, is the lag time in getting in touch with someone the old-fashioned way -- on the phone. A D.C. Facebooker complained that she could not reach her mother to let her know she was all right because she could not get a signal to her cellphone. But it was all right -- her mother was one of her Facebook friends and left a smiley face and a "Whew!" on her daughter's wall to let her know the message had been received.

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[thesoccergirl30]

lol i'm in Baltimore, i was in Wendys, we thought the t.v.s there were gonna fall and then one of the employees started screaming " YA'LL FELT THAT TO RIGHT!?" :D

my soccer practice got canceled and everything, it's so crazy

[GjonetoTV]

@thesoccergirl30 im so pissed cause my Verizon FIOS shut off and can't watch TV! No Emergency Broadcast System. No basic channels to get the news! That Sucks

[blackmonday003]

I was taking a shit when it happend and it didnt end well....

[BlakeluvPoohBear]

That was awesome!

[BlakeluvPoohBear]

I live in Clinton Maryland, and I was at school in geography and I shouted Earthquake!!! My class

was screaming, and laughing, then my principal came in are room and started yelling at me

and the power went out. My mom picked me up early. Then we didn't have school the next day.

[JAEAREONE]

An Earthquake is man made.

[stayAU]

@JackHaynes30 they're always there. There was one where they were in a little huddle and they break apart like a bunch of balls on a pool table once it really got quaking...lol.

Poor guys.

[JackHaynes30]

notice the guys on top of the white house  looks like secret service

[ericmex161]

Ok I live in Virginia and I wasnt scared cuz I wasn't sure what it was that was shaking the living room where I was... I though of construction or some machine on the lower floor but earthquake NO! I was like it can't be an earthquake cuz we don't usually get some here..

[JackHaynes30]

New Jersey has the Ramapo Fault Line wait until that goes NJ HAS NOT SEEN NOTHING YET

[hop208]

I was at Ground Zero in NYC seeing the progress when things started shaking. Needless to say, people weren't amused... Not the best place to be during an earthquake.

[bubblinbrownsugar616]

I'm in Baltimore and I've never been in an Earthquake this strong. I know if I wasn't half sleep/ half woke and felt my bed shake like a bowl of jello, I wouldn't have been scared shitless considering when I was able to focus, I immediately said, "that's an Earthquake".

Having an Earthquake as a alarm clock is NOT so good! LOL!! :)

[Twilightlover24477]

I was at school the firstday and we were in gym at the end of the day and it started shaking