5.9 Earthquake Felt in Twin Tiers

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit in Virginia at just before 2 o'clock this afternoon and it was felt, and felt hard, in the Twin Tiers.

We got calls immediately after the shaking stopped from all over Bradford and all over McKean County and beyond. Mayor Tom Riel says he was on the second floor of city hall, where pictures on the walls were swinging back and forth. Ralph Bottone of Limestone was sitting at his restaurant talking to a friend, and the friend's pickup truck and the building where Rafael's is located were all shaking.

The epicenter was in Mineral, Virginia, between Fredericksburg and Charlottsville.

At the WESB studios we felt the shaking for at least 10 seconds. What did you feel? Let us know here, or on our Facebook page.

Comments

met20hojo said…
All the way up here at the little league world series I felt a very very mild shake. Didn't know what it was. Now I know!
August 23, 2011 at 2:41 PM
Anonymous said…
Our neighbors in York Springs and East Berlin, Pa felt it and we didn't get a jingle.
August 23, 2011 at 3:09 PM
Anonymous said…
My son James texted me, "mom, I think we just felt an earthquake". He just moved in with Ryan and John in an apartment in Bryn Mawr; 3 Villanova students - I thought - Earthquakes don't happen there. . . Sure enough, the VA earthquake was felt there. Scary!!
Mom
August 23, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Anonymous said…
Felt it in Harrisburg, Pa whole office shook and large mirror in basement fell over and crashed..
August 23, 2011 at 5:21 PM
Anonymous said…
WOW! An EARTHQUAKE in Bradford?
August 24, 2011 at 10:20 AM
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