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Small earthquake - VA

#1 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:30 pm

Fox 5 news in Washington, DC is reporting an earthquake earlier this
afternoon with the epicenter approx 30 miles west of Richmond. The
4.6 quake could be felt as far away as Washington. No damage or
casualties reported.
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#2 Postby JCT777 » Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:47 pm

I think the 12z GFS showed the earthquake a few days ago, but lost it. The 0z ETA had it as a 5.2, but it always overestimates RSS (Richter Scale Severity). :wink:
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#3 Postby Scott_inVA » Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:05 pm

JCT777 wrote:I think the 12z GFS showed the earthquake a few days ago, but lost it. The 0z ETA had it as a 5.2, but it always overestimates RSS (Richter Scale Severity). :wink:


That damned GFS drops everything that verifies :x
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quake was felt here also

#4 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:11 pm

the rumblings were felt up to Baltimore also.

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#5 Postby stormraiser » Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:48 pm

My grandmother didn't feel anything. She is in Southern Maryland.
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#6 Postby Wannabewxman79 » Tue Dec 09, 2003 9:38 pm

It was felt all the way down here in Raleigh today.
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#7 Postby Lowpressure » Wed Dec 10, 2003 3:17 pm

Alexandria felt nothing, but my wife in Fredericksburg said it sounded like a train in the distance and things shook a bit. No big deal there.
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