now i'm no anything-tologist, but i've read and seen on television specials that quakes on the U.S. east coast will undoubtedly be felt through much further distances due to the makeup of the ground and the amount of rock under us. namely something to do with the pocono mountains and how they reverberate and transfer that movement from one end to the next. that could explain why people are reporting that such a minor quake in virginia was reported to have been felt by some people in ontario, i guess.
either way, i was in my SUV when it happened and didn't feel a thing. moments later my (completely shocked, but unscathed) neighbors were rushing out their doors to share their stories and ask "did you feel it too?". then the fedex guy stopped me on the street to discuss the new phenomena and about an hour later when the phone lines were cleared up a bit calls started pouring in from family members.
now it's time to sit back and await the big storm that's supposed to take the house away.