Virginia Quake Felt in RVC

Several residents of RVC and the surrounding area reported feeling the tremors from the earthquake in Virginia Tuesday afternoon.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was 3.7 miles deep and occurred near Mineral, Va., about 100 miles south of Washington, D.C.

The Long Island Rail Road said train service was unaffected by the shaking felt here. Control towers at JFK and Newark Liberty airports were evacuated.

RVC Patch asked residents on our Facebook Page where they were when they felt the quake. Linda Miller said, "I was lying on the bed - at first I thought it was the cat scratching, but he was sleeping, then I thought I was having heart palpatations so bad the bed was shaking!"

Maureen McCarthy Gidicsin said her desk was shaking in Garden City, while Randy Cramer quipped, "The sex was so good, it made the earth quake!"

Where were you when you felt the tremors from the quake? What did you think it was initially? Let us know in the comments!

If you're still shaken from today's tremors, here's what the Federal Emergency Management Agency suggests one should do after an earthquake.