3' Blizzards, Hurricanes and what now? Earthquakes?
Jean and I awoke this morning to the house shaking with a very load rumbling sound. As we live near the metro rail line we thought it was a freight train going by. But this was no train. At about 5:04 AM an earthquake occured about a mile from our home. USGS instruments put the quake at around a 3.6 and centered near Germantown MD.
Because the house sits on a stone foundation I was concerned that there may have been damage done. After a careful inspection of the basement I found only a single spot where loose mortar had fallen on the floor. The rest of the foundation checks out fine. This photo shows the rubble on our basement floor from the quake.
I am so glad you didn't get a worse shaking. The only shaking you should get is when you visit and we want to make sure you are really truly here in person!
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