Yesterday, while Jenna and Addy were napping, I was enjoying some quiet peacefulness on the couch. It was about 1:54 and I heard this weird creaking sound and then noticed that the house was actually shaking. Initially, I thought I was hallucinating and wondered if I was still feeling the side effects of the illness I had over the weekend. Then, I thought that maybe they were way off on the hurricane arrival and the strong winds were already starting. Though when I looked outside, nothing was happening. My cell went off and my neighbor was asking if my house was just shaking, confirming that I was in fact not crazy.I e-mailed Paul, and he called to tell me that they felt it too.
It turns out that there was a 5.8 earthquake in VA and it was felt all the way up and down the east coast. It blows my mind that the tremors I was feeling, were being felt by my Mom (8+ hours away). Thankfully, there weren't any serious injuries that resulted from the earthquake...at least that I know about.
A funny pic from FB:
This happens to be our first earthquake (that I have felt). Although it was more shocking here, I am sure those that were near the epicenter were a little more shaken up especially since they had to deal with aftershocks too. I was excited to see what the kids thought about it when they got home from school but apparently they didn't feel it. Explaining it to Cooper was a task in itself! He kept asking what it looked like, was there a flood, rain, what color was the sky LOL
We were in Weirton felt nothing, oh well, kinda glad we didn't feel it, we were in the car. Glad to hear all is well. Be careful out there:) rkm
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