I just got home from EDS/HP headquarters, where the building shook for several seconds but showed no sign of damage. I'm home now, there's no sign of visible damage in my area, and so far, I see no damage in my house other than stuffed hedgehogs and penguins knocked on the floor. USGS now says the quake was about 5.9 in magnitude, and was felt as ( Read more... )

One entrance to the Metro Center station (the one I use to go to work) was closed just after I left the station. 13th St. NW was blocked between F and G Sts., and there was yellow police tape in some rather silly places at the corner of 14th and G Sts. NW. The traffic alerts mention "investigation of a possible hazmat situation" at that Metro ( Read more... )