The Huffington Post is reporting a 5.8 magnitude earthquake occured in Richmond, Va. at approximately 1:51 p.m., shaking the Washington D.C. area.
The Pentagon and U.S. Capitol Building in Washington were evacuated. Check for first hand accounts of the quake.
Residents as far away as New York City and Rhode Island are reporting having felt the aftershocks from the earthquake.
At Patch, we're asking: Did you feel tremors from the earthquake here on Long Island? If so, what did you feel or notice?
Here are some responses we've received:
A female staff member of BAB radiology in Hauppauge said, "I didn't feel it at first, I thought i was getting dizzy for a a moment, but then I realized the walls were definitely moving."
Starbucks employees in Hauppauge said they did not feel the shaking in the store, but some received phone calls from family members and their children to reporting their local homes were shaken.
Twitter user @FuocoGroup, the handle of a Hauppauge accounting office, replied "Yes we did! Glad to say everyone is safe :)"
Patch reader Theresa Margaret commented on Facebook, "Yep, felt it in Lake Success!"
