live at the usgs in menlo park, nbc bay area news. >> okay, thank you. >>> usually if you think about it, around here our earthquake maps are much different. only a few large cities are usually affected. but as we just talked about and as george was talking about, the density of the east coast adds a different dimension. jeff ranieri is here to dig a little deeper and explain the difference. you do these maps for us all the time. this is a little different. >> definitely coming to the east coast, this is something to talk about in california, getting a 5.8. as we heard, one of the strongest earthquakes in over 100 years hitting here just outside of washington, d.c. there have been two aftershocks, a 2.2 and 2.8. i'll continue monitoring that. let's get the wider view, this earthquake as far south as georgia. up to new york city and report of it being felt in toronto. i talked to somebody in that area. they said where they are in toronto it shook for about ten conds. there's a lot more solidarity in the ground in the east coast. you don't have a lot -- as many fault lines splitting it

. >> the usgs is reported that go the magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck morning. it was 34 miles northwest of richmond, virginia. >> it was felt as far away as new york city and north carolina. >> and they are reporting shaking was felt in philadelphia and the delaware and new jersey regions, as well. >> we also have heard no reports of any serious injuries or damage. we're going to continue following this news and bring you updates online as soon as we get them. i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm kristen sze. >> this morning bart's board president is apologizing to commuters. a protest disrupted service and forced bart to temporarily close two san francisco stations. on nick smith is live at bart headquarters in oakland. >> reporter: good morning. bart board of directors president would like to put an end to disruption of service. >> last night it was organized by the group anonymous. they were upset by the decision made by bart officials to shut off cellphone service at an august 11th demonstration against police on the bart platform. they did this in the interests of

. >> the usgs is reported that go the magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck morning. it was 34 miles northwest of richmond, virginia. >> it was felt as far away as new york city and north carolina. >> and they are reporting shaking was felt in philadelphia and the delaware and new jersey regions, as well. >> we also have heard no reports of any serious injuries or damage. we're going to continue following this news and bring you updates online as soon as we get them. i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm kristen sze. >> this morning bart's board president is apologizing to commuters. a protest disrupted service and forced bart to temporarily close two san francisco stations. on nick smith is live at bart headquarters in oakland. >> reporter: good morning. bart board of directors president would like to put an end to disruption of service. >> last night it was organized by the group anonymous. they were upset by the decision made by bart officials to shut off cellphone service at an august 11th demonstration against police on the bart platform. they did this in the interests of

anne makovec is in menlo park at the usgs headquarters. be careful who you mock, right? >> reporter: that's right. there are a lot of people here on the west coast that were saying, oh, no big deal to the folks on the east coast who were kind of freaking out about their quake yesterday. i could understand that. and in the meantime, we have our own quake which was obviously much smaller but a lot of people reporting feeling it jumping on the social networks last night to talk about other little quake here. let's take a look at the seismograph. it hit in the east bay as grace mention $3 .6 magnitude -- 3.6 magnitude, three miles from san leandro at 11:36 p.m. according to the u.s. geological survey it had a depth between five and nine miles. then there was an aftershock 2.3 magnitude about 5 minutes later. this one was obviously significantly smaller than the earthquake we saw in virginia yesterday at 5.8, the strongest quake to hit that region in decades. scientist here say there's a couple of reasons for the difference. number one, the climate, the earth is warmer here s

usgs says was centered on the hayward fault three miles north of san leandro. it was felt as far north as petaluma. five minutes later there was another 2.3 aftershock in the same area. >> meanwhile this morning in the nation's capitol washington monument remains closed as crews examine cracks in the structure after the 5.8 magnitude earthquake. thousands of residents from washington, d.c. and pennsylvania still cleaning up. there was no extreme damage done by the rare quake it did damage hundreds of buildings including a national cathedral and sent loose bricks down on cars in several cities. it was centered in mineral, virginia. >>> there was also a had hefty quake in southern colorado. it caused damage as you can see here. why this one and the one back east are rare usgs says they are not connected. the last known earthquake of comparable size in denver area was 6.5 back in 1882. usgs says all three of the quakes have one thing in common this are a great reminder to put together an earthquake kit. >> three hours from now bart board is expected to come face t

for the exact spot where they were taken decades ago and analyzes changes. >> among the things that usgs has used the technique for are using at glacier retreat in alaska n the cascades n the rocky mountains. looking at fire and fire effects broad scale and in the u.s. >> watching changes in the plant life and the desert can reveal important information about global warming. >> we know the climate is doing a lot of driving of change in the mohavi decembsertdesert. this tells the story of landscape transformed from barren grassland to one filled with plants. it indicates climate changes. valuable lessons learned through the lens of time. tonight at 7:00 here at the usgs you can attend a free public lecture about repeat photography and learn more about how scientists are using it. reporting live, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> do you have a boomerang child, is your husband into b bromance. a boomerang child is a young adult who returns to live with their family because of financial reasons. parkour is a new sport that involves leaping over obstacles. and helicopter parenting. someo

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according to the usgs it had a depth of between 5 and 9 miles. and then there was an aftershock as you mentioned 2.3 magnitude about 5 minutes later. these earthquakes obviously significantly smaller than that earthquake in virginia yesterday that 5.8, the strongest quake to hit that region in several decades. now, it's quite different from what we feel around here. scientists say one of the convenient climate. the earth is warmer here, which means the energy doesn't travel as far. here's another reason. >> these plates are constantly moving and jostling each other and bumping into each other. the east coast is not along a plate boundary. it's in the middle of a plate. >> reporter: now, scientists say unlike california quakes, the virginia quake hasn't had many aftershocks and probably based on the fault's history it won't lead to another, quote, big one anytime soon. back home with our little 3.6 earthquake, a lot of people weighing in on facebook overnight. we asked, did you fell it? well, victor lee said, i felt a mild rumble through the floor

. >>> the usgs recorded a aftershock in virginia and the national's capital. yesterday's earthquake that hit the east coast left significant contraction in the washington monument. it was discovered near the top of the structure during a helicopter inspection. it is now closed while engineers determine the best way to fix it. >>> charges have been filed against two men in connection with the biggest wile fire in arizona's history. the two are accused of leaving a camp fire unattended. it destroyed 32 homes and they face a total of five charges. >>> we [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. . >> right now i want these protests to end and you want to go back to business as usual but there is no going back. not if business controls an outof control -- out of control police department. >> what i would like to see is that this forum be

the usgs says it registered 6.5. south of where the 9.0 earthquake hit in march.nami advisory is in effect. >>> another rough day on wall street. the market finished down once again. here are the numbers. the dow jones industrial average is down 419 points to 10,991. the the nasdaq composite is down 131 to -- the nasdaq composite is down 131 to 2,380. what happened to cause the plunge? kron 4's dan kerman talked to the experts to find out. >> reporter: dropping 485 points in the first 45 minutes. and staying there for much of the trading day. before closing down 419 points at 10,990. >> we have a jobs and wages and growth crisis. not a debt crisis. till we actually get more spending, individuals and businesses, we are not going to have enough demand to get people back to work and get the market moving and get growth back in force. that's not just in the united states, it's in europe, increasingly around the world. >>> the market reacted to lots of bad news. first concerns over debt problems in europe and then bad economic news in this country. last week 9,000 more

usgs cut their losses in sheet rock and closed down. it is gone. the houses are there but the people are gone. it is the real wild west, the way it was. it takes a lot of the romance out of it. so we have done several things. black rock solor, which came out of burning man in gerlach. the school is closing down because they do not have any kids. the economy has been based on mining. there are some tourists that come through. hunters. some of our people come through and leave money in their wake. a little town like that does not know how to make money. but they have learned in certain ways. we have made significant charitable contributions. i do not want to great -- take much credit for this, but we are helping to keep them alive. the thing about our event, we do not do commercial things at the event. it spreads out the economic development to our neighbors. the piutes down the road are now doing in the in taco stands now and we know them. there was the day when we were considered scary, coming from san francisco, you know. it is much easier to brea

the usgs has a phenomenal system now. this is just, we have upgraded the usgs, the geological survey tremd utsly. you don't even understand what we did here. this is what's called the shake map and also the pager map. the estimated fatalities from this, there is a 76% chance that less than one person died. there is a 35% chance that we had $100 million or more damage somewhere, and we also can tell you that it was a very strong shaking for 23,000 people. there was a moderate shaking for 76,000 people and over the east coast, if you add the numbers together, we're talking about 11 million people that actually felt some shaking whatsoever today. not a lot of that shaking, it was really just rattling nerves, not rattling buildings but it shook pretty good, the 5.8 -- it was a 5.9 for awhile, reduced it to 5.8 so the real number after it settles down is 5.8 wolf. >> i think i felt and maybe i didn't, maybe it was my imagination, chad, some aftershocks, modest aftershocks. >> yes. >> after this 5.8 earthquake but what do we kn

brad agarn, a scientist with the usgs, he says this area of san leandro has experienced an quake three times within the last week, all three, a magnitude 3.0 or greater. >> this event was not related to the magnitude 5.8 in virginia, and the magnitude 5.3 in colorado, it was much more unusual, the magnitude 5.8 was a 100 year event. >> reporter: as for steve russell he says his dad was operating a similar crane in 1989 where there was a quake. the ride for him was much wilder. russell said it won't keep him on the ground. >> i have to make a living. i have kids to feed, so you know you do what you have to do to make money. >> reporter: usgs talked about this recent cluster of quakes. and what it means for potential stronger quakes, in the decades to come along the hayward fault. we'll have more for you on the ktvu channel 2 action news at 6:00. >>> on the east coast tonight, the shock from the moderate quake is wearing off. and now it is time to take stock of the damage to a variety of areas, including the national cathedral. >> even some of the gargoyhes are damaged. but it is the str

it has been downgraded just a tad by the usgs, it's a 5.8 earthquake.plight town essentially in the center of virginia in mineral, virginia, about 80 miles from washington, d.c. and i want to show you some pictures here. we've got some images of some damage actually out of mineral. you can see the aerial pictures of this brick chimney in pieces. i was talking to a woman from mineral not too long ago and she told me they continue to experience aftershocks there. there has been some minimal damage, case in point what you're looking at right there, from the usgs they tell people to continue to expect aftershocks in the range of 2.0 to 3.0 magnitudes. again people experiencing the shakes all up and down the east coast this afternoon. quite a story there and of course we had cameras out and about as cnn always does. i want to just hear some of the sights and sounds and reactions from some of the people in our nation's capital. take a listen. >> i just looked out the window, i saw the building shake. we were in a meeting. i said i need to leave. i went and gr

at least two scientists from usgs will be headed to virginia for a rare chance to study the aftermoth of an east coast quake. >> think of the science they will get from all this. >> and the construction design, things they can use there. their buildings aren't as earthquake safe as ours are. >> thank you for that. >>> an elderly man is safe tonight after spending a day and a half trapped in an east bay canyon. the driver fell asleep at the wheel and drove off grizzly peek boulevard near claire monte avenue. a hiker spotted the jeep, but when rescue crews arrived, the driver was nowhere to be found. the crash victim was trying to walk out when the tow truck driver spotted him. >> he seemed to be okay for being down there for a day and a half. somewhat dehydrated, i believe. he didn't have any with ther or whatnot. so he needed to get checked out anyway to make sure everything is fine. >> driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. the jeep seems to be holding up well. in fact, once it was pulled out, they simply drove it away. >> and this isn't the first time someone has been t

as of just five minutes ago we discovered that the usgs is now reporting there have been three aftershocks, the largest magnitude 4.2 and they can continue for days. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> snipers were seen patrolling the roof of the white house immediately following the quake. the shaking could be felt 600 miles away on martha's vineyard where president obama was playing golf. the president says he didn't feel it but was notified just after it happened. back in washington, officials issued evacuation orders for the white house and surrounding buildings as a precaution. >>> senator barbara boxer was speaking at an event in oakland around the time of that earthquake and she took a moment to talk about the situation on the east coast. >> those of us here understand what earthquakes are all about. but for my staff and family that i have there, they honestly didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: senator boxer went on to say that all of her colleagues, friends and family in that area are fine. >>> our coverage continues on ktvu.com. you will find more video from today's ear

this man is a researcher with the usgs. >> this event was not related to the magnitude 5.8 in virginia and the magnitude 5.3 in colorado, more unusual, the 5.8 was a 100-year event. >> reporter: he says the area of san leandro has experienced a magnitude 3.0 or greater quake three times within the last week. he says the cluster of recent quakes has not increased the probability of a 6.7 quake or stronger occurring along the hayward fault in the coming decades. >> it is still 31%. >> reporter: and looking at it, no damage reported today. ktvu. >>> and coming up at 6:15, ktvu health and science center john fowler has more information on the animal activity that may have signaled an earthquake was about to strike the east coast. >>> and tonight we know the name of the poison person who died in the yosemite area, 23- year-old ryan lieter fell and his body was found yesterday. the spokesperson said the latest death on one of the park's most famous symbols appears to be an accident. >> he suffered a fall of about 2000 feet. it is simply impossible to survive when somebody goes off the face o

. >> reporter: the usgs reports the epicenter was between charlottesville and richmond near mineral virginia. officials say earthquakes along the east coast don't happen often. >> the 6 could happen anywhere in the united states from builtup stresses. so they are rare but they happen. >> reporter: president barack obama was on the golf course when the earthquake hit. the white house says he checked in with his top advisors. they told him the quake didn't cause any major damage to infrastructure. the capital is re-opened but crews in washington, d.c. are still assessing damage. three fires on the national cathedral came crashing -- three spires on the national cathedral came crashing down. the park service will keep the washington monument closed until further notice while crews make sure it is structurally sound. there is minor damage around the quake zone and as east coast cleans up, experts warn there could be aftershocks. nuclear plants along the east coast are on close watch tonight. safe systems automatically took two nuclear reactors offline that are about 13 miles from the epicenter o

let's bring in george kiriyama who spent part of the day at the usgs and joins was the latest. >> i wasng to a friend of mine from d.c. about an hour after the quake and she told me her neighbor ran outside and sat on the front lawn, refusing to go back inside because she was afraid another quake would hit. one of many stories of panic and shock from a section of the u.s. not used to shaking. video shows a man walking calmly, shopping at a mineral, virginia grocery store. then the quake hits, knocking items off the shelves. in new york, the shaking sent panicked people into the streets. >> i thought the building was about to come down. so i didn't wait for nobody to tell me to evacuate. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., the white house shook. a few cracked were spotted at the u.s. capitol. at union station, ceiling tiles cracked and fell. and in people's homes, check out this annapolis, maryland's nanny cam. the quake was centered northwest of richmond, virginia and felt from georgia to massachusetts. it was felt in a wide area because of a type of rock found on the eastern seaboard. >>

the usgs map showed that the earthquake centered near charlottesville, virginia, they believe and capitol police are evacuating the u.s. capitol and we got the head's up from the senator coons that this is happening, and after the earthquake tremors were violently shaking the building and the ceiling and according to this report for 15 seconds while the tremor hit. 15 seconds in a quake is a lifetime especially in a part of the country that is not prepared for it, and certainly you are not expecting anything of this nature. i also got this in from jim miklaszewski who is saying that his wife and son are in northern montgomery county and said that the earthquake lasted about one minute at least that is what it felt like to them, and they could not stand on the floor which is the same area closest to the epicenter in the quake that happened about a year ago. so these are some of the details that i'm getting in just from our colleague, andrea, in the area, and people in manhattan like willie geist and jim miklaszewski's family who are near the epicenter of last year's quake, and i'm working

. >> he is with the usgs and says there researchers are not surprised that a strong quake occurred in virginia but he understands why people may be confused. >> the package that they face more commonly or these hurricanes and recently heard about tornadoes and earthquakes are quite infrequent so people often put them out of mind. >> side to say what caused this earthquake is different than those in california today was a result of a thrust fault, that is the kind of earthquake that creates mountains. in california at our earthquakes are a result of slip fault, the earth's tectonic plates are rubbing together. this take any earthquake on the east coast would be felt over greater distances than in california because places like virginia has much rockier soil than we do. >> in the eastern united states, these rocks transmit seismic energy much more efficiently so everyone feels the earthquake, it goes over hundreds of miles as compared to the relative short distances that earthquakes are felt in california. >> he also expects that there will be aftershocks, possibly as strong as a magnit

usgs says it was centered on the hayward fault.t was felt as far as north petaluma, south to santa cruz and west in san mateo. five minutes later there was a magnitude 2.3 aftershock. no reports of damage or injuries. >>> this morning, residents in virginia are still feeling the aftershocks following yesterday's rare magnitude 5.8 quake. washington monument has closed indefinitely after cracks were discovered at the top. it rocked georgia all the way up to canada. scientists say the shaking can travel much farther than tremblors here in california. >> california is saturated, damage is limited to within a few miles. northeast moves as one gigantic block, north atlantic plate. so damage goes all the way to canada. >> the damage was limited. insurers losses are expected to less than $100 million. >> a mandatory evacuation order in placer county because of a burning rail car full of propane. it happened in lincoln north of sacramento and even right now flames are going. schools have been cancelled today. 4800 gallons. >> it's affectin

. >> a 2007 usgs report says there is a 30% chance the hayward fault -- >>> new cracks were also spotted in the washington monument in adish to the one spotted near the top that was first spotted yesterday. the monument is closed until repairs are finished. damage to the national cathedral appears to be limited to decorative elements. not the structure itself. repairs are expected to cost millions of dollars. in virginia, much of the damage is not covered by insurance, since quakes there are rare, most don't by earthquake insurance. in general, many of the buildings there are older, not built to ridged seismic standards that we have here in california. and coming up, sensing that an earthquake is coming, the warning that can be seen in many animals and the science behind it. >>> ktvu's eric rasmussen reports on today's special board meeting and those concerned about sincership, and infringements on free speech. >> from the bart platform. to the boardroom. bart heard from some of the protesters who shut down stations and rattled commuters nerves. >> you say you want dialogue, please actua

. >> a 2007 usgs report says there is a 30% chance the hayward fault -- >>> new cracks were also spotted in the washington monument in adish to the one spotted near the top that was first spotted yesterday. the monument is closed until repairs are finished. damage to the national cathedral appears to be limited to decorative elements. not the structure itself. repairs are expected to cost millions of dollars. in virginia, much of the damage is not covered by insurance, since quakes there are rare, most don't by earthquake insurance. in general, many of the buildings there are older, not built to ridged seismic standards that we have here in california. and coming up, sensing that an earthquake is coming, the warning that can be seen in many animals and the science behind it. >>> ktvu's eric rasmussen reports on today's special board meeting and those concerned about sincership, and infringements on free speech. >> from the bart platform. to the boardroom. bart heard from some of the protesters who shut down stations and rattled commuters nerves. >> you say you want dialogue, please actua

>> right, usgs, in the nebulous category you mentioned was cut by $25 million. that's not a huge sum out of its budget, but what else got cut this year, fema got cut, federal emergency management agency, and the national oceanic administration that tracks hurricanes, that got cut. all these things are in that category, and it sounds easy to cut, but when you look at what's in there, it's stuff people like and want and need. >> the thing that's so frustrating is that's the stuff that even by the most sort of ideologically zealous definition of government stays in there. that is not something that the america is going to supply. >> or highway safety or, you know, airport security, whatever we may think of it, having some of it is important. drug safety, food inspections, all of that is the very definition of a public good. it's the very definition of a service that the private market is not going to provide. >> michael linden, thanks for joining me tonight. >> thank you. >>> why the new front runner in the gop -- and glenn beck takes on jerusalem and asks it to he

the usgs says it has to do with the rocks in california. the rocks are not as solid so when a quake hits here in the bay area, people in l.a. might not feel it but on the east coast, the rocks are different and an earthquake will be felt in a wider area. >> the east coast you have a lot of rocks which are crystalined and strong and it's a new ball game when you move out to the east coast in more ways than one. >> now, the last time that fault had a quake similar to today's 5.8 was back in 1897. a 5.60 quake do happen but they are rare. george kiriyama, nbc bay area news. >> i think new yorkers want to keep it that way. >> they sure do. >>> it's not an unlikely tradition -- it is an unlikely tradition left over from the 1930s. we'll take you to the bay area hotel's secret room where one man's mission is to make sure your money stays clean. >>> also on the run for more than 30 years. how police finally tracked down this bay area fugitive. >>> and football legendas joe montana joins a new team with a very serious opponent. >>> good evening. i'

joining us on the phone walter mooney, lead seismologist with usgs. good evening. we saw one guest during an interview there was an aftershock, that was one. should we expect more and how far-reaching? >> yeah. a cake like this 5.8 is an -- a quake like this, 5.8 is an energetic event always followed by numerous aftershocks. it is right on schedule, it is behaving the way we expect. it already had that 4.2 aftershock. this will continue for several more days. >> greta: how do you tell the difference between an aftershock and another quake? what is the difference? >> good question. we call it an aftershock if it is occurring on the same fault that was the main event. basically, like a little bit of continuing cracking and creeking and groaning of the same fault. >> greta: any significance to where epicenter was of this particular one? >> this is in the piedmont of the beautiful appalachian mountains. if you go further east, you get into the blue ridge and that area. it is an ancient mountain belt, more than 100 million-years-old. really big number. this fault has be

the usgs does expect aftershocks. >>> you know, while a 5.8 is nothing to laugh about a lot of people here in california are asking, what's the big deal?! mike sugerman says it's a matter of perspective. >> reporter: if we got a hurricane maybe we could understand but it wasn't the apocalypse and that's sort of the way they were treating it. it was felt by millions on the east coast. there was some damage the side of a building in baltimore crumpled but that's about it. a news conference in new york was stopped. people freaked and ran outside. >> the whole building started shaking. then we got up and started shaking. everybody was screaming and we all got dizzy and just ran out. >> reporter: so in the bay area you hear about the earthquake, boom, you pick up your phone, call your friends back east and say are you okay? you find out they are. and then you probably thought, no damage, no injuries? what are they making such a big deal out of this for? >> not much. a drop in the bucket. >> coming from a californian's perspective the earthquake barely registered. >> reporter: we talked to

seismologist here at the usgs in menlo park say the quake happened on a fault more than 100 years old. it gets the energy from a ridge in the middle of the atlantic ocean which is slowly pushing north america and europe apart. >> we did have an earthquake in this region 100 years ago and famous earthquake was a little bit further to the south so-called charleston north carolina -- south carolina earthquake of 18 86 so these earthquakes although they are infrequent they do occur and they can cause significant daniel hen they happen. >> dr. moony expects to see more after shock over the next several days but he does in the believe today's quake is the start of a large earthquake seek we understand along the east coast. >> meanwhile there was also a significant quake in southern colorado last nature. 5.3 quake caused damage here. while both this and the one back east are certainly rare, they are not connected. >> no we didn't think there's a lot of triggering going on between the 2 events. they are both relatively rare but they are both happening in areas that we have previously seen l c

the usgs said a series of aftershocks were recorded, one at 3.6 at 12:20 this morning. 3.3 tumbler hitjust before 1:30 a.m. >>> a federal judge in san francisco has upheld barry bonds conviction on obstruction of justice charges after hearing oral arguments on thursday. late yesterday the judge refused to overturn the only unanimous decision reached by the jury in her courtroom last april. bonds is expected to appeal the decision to the ninth circuit court of appeals. the home run king was charged with lying to a grand jury when he denied using steroids. >> this evening the 49ers play at candlestick park. the first game since last weekends game against the raiders. yesterday the head of nfl security came to town to see what the niners are doing to prevent that kind of mayhem from erupting again. they are promising more parking lot security and less tailgating. for the rest of the season tailgating will be halted at kickoff. >>> coming up next, the san bruno pipeline explosion, and pg&e outlines a comprehensive plan to make sure it doesn't happen again. the wildfire blocking the main ro

the first website that producers will go on is the usgs website, that will give us an idea of exactly how strong this was, how shallow it was, and what kind of waves it delivered, was it a sharp earthquake like we get here often in southern california, or was it a long, rolling earthquake. sometimes the rolling ones can be more dangerous, because they tend to last a little bit longer. the sharp ones, that would be reminiscent of the san francisco earthquake, it was a very sharp earthquake, very quick jolt, it did a great deal of damage, immediately after hitting, and you have the northridge earthquake down here in southern california which had more of those long s waves that tend to be more rolling. didn't do as much damage, but still, over time, it can be very, very destructive. so it will be important to find out exactly what the magnitude was and where this thing was located, megyn. megyn: trace, let me stand you by for a minute. i want to tell our viewers, here in the studio, new york city, we felt it as well. i don't know if it was to the statement extent they felt it in washingt

>> i looked quickly before i came on the phone at the usgs website and the moment, which is the mosteliable type was 5.8. unless it's been updated by the usgs, that would be the official magnitude. >> we're getting word that it's updated to 5.9. let me ask you, one of our producers has some family in richmond. according to his mother, she felt a terrifying jolt, thought it was a gas explosion. would people have been given any type of warning that something like this was coming? how quickly does this happen? >> there is no warning. at this point, we have not found anything that perceives earthquakes. one thing is that the earthquake happens at a location and waves travel out from it. and there's two different types of waves. the larger ones travel somewhat more slowly. sometimes people will feel the first wave, called the p wave and the time between the p and the s wave goes for five miles per second, much like the time between lightning and thunder. so there might have been first one wave and a couple second later another one. but other than that, there's no precursors. >> let me ask

we're joined by dave ross, regional executive for the northeast of the usgs, the united states geological good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> what can you tell us in specific terms about this earthquake? >> an event that occurred in the virginia seismic zone, magnitude 5.8 approximately, and an event that's unusual for this area. actually in 1897 near a county in virginia not far from blacksburg, virginia where the last event of this size occurred. in fact, the largest we really recorded or monitored, in recorded history in this part of the country. and it's a moderate, modest to moderate sized earthquake but one that could have minimal damage associated with it. >> and what do we know about any potential aftershocks that occurred? are you able to tell us anything than? >> yes. we've had two we've recorded so far. magnitude 2.2 and magnitude 2.8 but would anticipate with the next several weeks we could have numerous aftershocks up to one ma in a tude level below the main shock. rule of thumb. up to the middle of nag ma tude 4, 4.5, something like that in that neighborhood, would not be

. >> reporter: well, the usgs earthquake center is the nerve center for all recording and monitoring.n the media area so we can bring everyone realtime information and you can see how it works. this is what they use to find out exactly where the shaking is going on anywhere in the world. this is a siz sizmometer. they bring in realtime information. you can see all the information cig ohthe . jenna: construction progress and new details on dedication plans for the 9/11 memorial. join us for the chat at foxnews.com/"happening now." rick is following all that buzz today. rick, you want to talk about the earthquakes or other stuff. >> reporter: we'll talk about the president's approval ratings coming up after this commercial break. i've been in the chat and i've asked our chatters to weigh n. the numbers are low for the president. what can he do if anything to bring those numbers up a little bit between now and election time next year? he needs to have a clear, definitive and substantial plan, not another empty speech. lead mr. president. go into the chat room during our break and when we

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that is an internal usg question. >> let's break there because i need to get other people into the conversation. thank you for those and there was a question right here on the isle. right here, this gentleman here on the site. >> you richard, st. louis committee on foreign relations. you went through very briefly problems with the prosecutors and i think we need to look at that little more closely. it is wanting to play and -- trained police that but when that when a course on marcotte expect the police to work and when the public has no confidence in the courts have you expect them to work and attitude that when the government have a demonstrated inability to protect those who actually take a stand against the cartels or try to dispense justice, how can you expect the courts to work? how do we deal with these kinds of basic issues? >> thank you and since a gentleman here did stand up and i did say on iowa's go to the third question they are. i track you there. >> thank you very much. my concern. >> could you identify yourself please? could you identify yourself? >> i'm william steadman. i'm a