5.8 magnitude Earthquake hits East Coast New York Dc Virginia

5.8 magnitude Earthquake hits East Coast 5.8 Earthquake hits NewYork Washington Dc Virginia and surrounding areas 5.8 Earthquake hits NewYork Washington Dc Virginia and surrounding areas Reports are out that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck near D.C The epicenter was in Mineral, Virginia Reports say The quake was felt from Philadelphia to Massachusetts New York City part of which has been evacuated The Pentagon has been evacuated When the building began shaking rather violently hundreds of people began streaming out Some say the quake was felt all over the East Coast 5.8 magnitude Eathquake strikes Nrew York Virginia Washington Reports are indicating that a 5.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Virginia at 1:51 pm EDT., according to the USGS Shaking has been reported as far north as New York. Reports of shaking have also been coming in from the New England area. According to the USGS, a magnitude 5.5 Eastern US earthquake can typically be felt as far as 300 miles away The USGS reported that epicenter of the quake was located in Louisa, Va. just southeast of Charlottesville and northwest of Richmond.