earthquake in maryland

Maryland-A-3, 6 earthquake near Gaithersburg, Maryland, the area just after 17:00 ET on Friday, with the U.S. Geological Survey.The quake was the center, about 20 miles northwest of Washington, said the USGS.The earthquake was the largest in the region since 1974 - and were first registered more than 3.0 on the Richter scale, the time, "said Amy Vaughan, a geophysicist for USGS National Earthquake Information Center."This is an important event in the region," he said.Roughly an hour after the quake, "said Vaughan, more than 5500 people reported feeling that the whole of Maryland, near Washington and the states, including West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware."It was very hard, like a plane is very low.

I've never felt anything," said Anne Ngunjiri, 30, Gaithersburg. "I was shaken out of bed. All my neighbors awake. Once finished, I thought it might be an earthquake, and was lying in bed, and I hope there is no Aftershocks. "DE Geological speaking said that he was "not unexpected" in a 3.6-magnitude earthquake to get."Sometimes things do not let this ten Rocky Mountains to the east of, even if it's really not a plate boundary, where we wait ... THAT earthquakes IP addresses are at the moment, the continent was formed. There are some minor bugs to die there this area, "he said.Vaughan said Major structural damage is not likely, but people do not Aftershocks of experience in the next few days, one week after the quake Two.Washington, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency said no injuries were reported property damage.