Earthquake shakes up much of Virginia and East Coast of USA

A 5.9 earthquake originating in Louisa County shook much of the East Coast on Tuesday afternoon, evacuating schools, the White House and the Capitol.

The quake began at 1:51 p.m. and had a magnitude of 5.9, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's website.

The quake was the largest in Virginia since May 5, 1897, the USGS said. It was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City.

The USGS said the earthquake was 3.7 miles deep.

Shaking was felt at the White House and all over the East Coast, as far south as Chapel Hill, N.C. Parts of the Pentagon, White House and Capitol were evacuated.

The quake was in Mineral in Louisa County.

In the moments after the earthquake, The News & Advance received calls and emails from people who felt it in Evington, Fairview Heights, Monroe, Campbell County, Appomattox, Nelson County, Clifford, Goode, Bedford and Lynchburg.

No significant damage has been reported as of 2:20 p.m.

Lynchburg's Emergency Communications Center received 188 calls in the 40 minutes after the quake, most from people asking if it was in fact an earthquake.

American Electric Power has heard no reports of outages, said utility company spokesman John Shepelwich.

The North Anna nuclear power plant was manually shut down.

Roanoke County evacuated its schools.

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Comment by lichtengel60 on August 24, 2011 at 6:12pm: 7.0-ma

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/24/us-peru-quake-idUSTRE77N5... quake shakes Peruvian Amazon

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Comment by Marco Frangos on August 24, 2011 at 7:13am: I just wathched Kevin's links and now its clicked for me...the so called 2012 conspiracy is just that to make things seem so crazy that no-one believes them and people are lulled into a false sense of security that its a conspiracy and NOTHING will happen!We KNOW something is going to happen because they(corrupt ones)KNOW what is going to happen and are already making plans,like under ground cities etc,the truth is out there,lets keep searching!

Comment by Marco Frangos on August 24, 2011 at 6:49am: Yes Kevin i agree,no-one should be surprised about all this(except the many who are totally in the dark)Our alignement to the galactic plane is bound to mhave serious consequences for better and for worse...i will check your links and my in tuition is correct about Billy Meier,must study more what he is saying...thanks,yes peace in wisdom!:)

Comment by cosmos b. eitelgoerge on August 24, 2011 at 2:51am: I hope you are doing well, and ye high a safe house, made of wood, only a single floor. It is the winter the judder worse...

Comment by Derwin Sherwood on August 23, 2011 at 11:38pm: If Niberu were coming it would make sense...

Comment by Derwin Sherwood on August 23, 2011 at 11:37pm: The new Madrid fault line won't be far behind in many peoples opinions!

Comment by Raven Rayne Winter on August 23, 2011 at 10:22pm: This was the first earthquake I have personally experienced. I live in Willow Street which is in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. We sure felt it here. The strangest thing I have experienced, but things happen. Just hope everyone is okay.

Comment by Kevin Gaylord on August 23, 2011 at 8:45pm: I live in VA and I have been feeling tremmors for months. It feels like someone pushed the bed and it moves a little. Also the USGS reported a 6.5 Magnitude Quake at Yellowstone in Feb of this year. They pulled the posting down after only a few days (can you say coverup?).
I have been trying to tell people that this was comming for months now. It was predicted by Billy Meier in his contact notes as everything else he has predicted weather and earth change wise has been comming true. The fact is that our Solar System is approaching the Galactic Plane and NASA confirmed that all of the plantes in our Solar System have been experiencing Global Warming. This is because of the intense heat from radiation being produced by the Galactic Plane as well as Magnetic field that will continue to shift the Poles as we get closer. Check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBOZrgmlIU0
It is a fact that the Elite and Corrupt Leaders have known about these earth changes for over 20 years as demonstrated in the Monument they built as shown in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rosIIteigNc
I have been sharing a video of what the US will look like after these Pole Shifts and Earth Changes occur to try to warn those people located in those areas, here is the video with this map: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8H5o6AnwW0
I try to bring a message of Hope as does Billy Meier in his contact notes. These Earth Changes cannot be prevented. However people could begin to prepare and to learn about out ability to effect our planet through meditation. We can make these changes less painful if we focus on a Loving and Compassionate vibration for the Earth during meditation and this can help. All those that use meditation understand the power behind group meditation and how we can effect the world with these meditations. I urge everyone to review the Billy Meier videos on Google (links available on my Channel on Youtube) or goto www.futureofmankind.co.uk to review the contact notes personaly.
Also this video about another prediction he made in the 50's is worth watching:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajjMRJNp8p4

Peace in Wisdom