Virginia Earthquake 2011

Washington Monument Has Extensive Cracking, Chips

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 02.21.2012

WASHINGTON -- The earthquake-damaged Washington Monument has extensive cracking and chipped stones near its peak that left it highly vulnerable to rai...

Virginia Nuclear Plant Ready To Restart After Earthquake

AP | FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 12.21.2011

ROCKVILLE, Md. — Two Virginia nuclear reactors shut down since an earthquake hit the state in August did not suffer damage that would prevent th...

More Cracks Found In Washington Monument After Quake

AP | By BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 10.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- The National Park Service says engineers have discovered several additional cracks in the top portion of the Washington Monument. The c...

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Paul Krugman Impersonator Uses Google Plus To Make Stupid Arguments In Bad Faith

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.24.2011

It seems that some hardcore ninny took to the Google+ platform disguised as Paul Krugman and used that venue to disseminate some controversial stateme...

Cameras Roll Inside NFL Locker Room During Earthquake

Posted 10.24.2011

Many people on the East Coast had quizzical looks on their faces as the ground lightly shook beneath them when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Tuesd...

Twitter Reactions Played A Big Role In News Of Earthquake

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.24.2011

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit just outside Richmond, Va. today, causing little damage, but sending Twitter into a frenzy. The epicenter, which was...

WATCH: D.C. Earthquake Videos

Posted 10.24.2011

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Virginia on Tuesday afternoon and folks quickly uploaded footage of their experience, and the quake's immediate after...

LOOK: Photos Of The Virginia Earthquake

Posted 10.24.2011

Images of citizens in Washington D.C. and New York City evacuating buildings have begun to surface following an estimated magnitude 5.8 earthquake cen...

MAPS: The Virginia Earthquake

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.24.2011

An estimated magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Virginia early Tuesday afternoon, with reports of tremors felt as far north as New York City. Accordin...

EARTHQUAKE: The Media Reacts

Posted 10.24.2011

The earthquake that hit Washington, D.C. on Tuesday quickly supplanted all other news stories. Every network and news outlet on the East Coast moved t...

Earthquake in Washington D.C.

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 10.24.2011

Preliminary reports are indicating that a 5.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Virginia at 1:51 pm EDT., according to the USGS. Shaking has been re...