Earthquake hits Delaware, rattling windows as far as D.C.
The tremor occurred at 4:47 p.m., centered about 6 miles northeast of Dover, Del., and about 5 miles deep.
The U.S. Geological Survey gave varying estimates of the earthquake’s magnitude, at one point rating it as high as a 5.1 but later downgrading it to a 4.1 — a modest event that did not appear to cause any damage, much less fatalities.
The Delaware Emergency Management Agency told the Dover Post that there were no reports of damage or injuries.
Geophysicist Dale Grant of the USGS said an earthquake in Delaware is “exceptionally rare.”
The earthquake was felt across a broad swath of the Washington-New York corridor, and into the Hudson River Valley and parts of Connecticut and Long Island, according to the USGS “Did You Feel It?” page.
Almost everywhere, the shaking was reported by residents to be either “weak” or “light.”
In comments posted to The Post’s Capital Weather Gang blog, people in and around Washington reported rattling windows or the sense that a big truck had just passed down the street.
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