This is from the USGS Website. We live all of about oh, ONE MILE from the epicenter. Would have been exciting except for the fact that a) we weren't home, b) I've slept through MUCH larger earthquakes than this in California, and c) it was a teeny tiny earthquake (1.8 magnitude). So, here are the details - not quite as exciting as one might think.
Earthquake Details
Magnitude
1.8
Date-Time
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 17:30:23 UTC
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 01:30:23 PM at epicenter
Location
38.828°N, 77.234°W
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
VIRGINIA
Distances
2 km (1 miles) WSW (250°) from Annandale, VA
3 km (2 miles) NW (320°) from North Springfield, VA
3 km (2 miles) SE (143°) from Mantua, VA
6 km (4 miles) NNE (32°) from Burke, VA
12 km (8 miles) WSW (242°) from Arlington, VA
21 km (13 miles) WSW (244°) from Washington, DC
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 1.7 km (1.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST= 6, Nph= 13, Dmin=70.2 km, Rmss=0.3 sec, Gp=151°,M-type=duration magnitude (Md), Version=1
Source
Lamont-Doherty Cooperative Seismographic Network (LCSN)
Event ID
ld1022071
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
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