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Earthquake In Md

July 16, 2010 by · Comments Off on Earthquake In Md 

Earthquake In Md:(Washington Post) — U.S. Geological Survey at magnitude 3.6 earthquakecentered Montgomery County at 5:04 am Friday. The epicenter was in Gaithersburg near I-270 and Route 124 (39 145 ° N, 77 222 ° W), the USGS said in a preliminary finding. Its depth was 3.1 miles.

Authorities in the District and Montgomery and Arlington counties, said there were no initial reports of damage. However, many residents were dialing 911 to report the rumor.

Mike Blanpied, a geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, will be online Friday, July 16, at 11 am ET to discuss the earthquake.

Dc Earthquake

July 16, 2010 by · Comments Off on Dc Earthquake 

Dc Earthquake:Many residents of Washington DC were awakened by a stranger, even minor earthquake this morning, shortly after 5:00 am EST.
The magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck at about 5:04 PM.
There are no reports of injuries or damage this time.

DC Earthquake: Magnitude 3.6 Quake Rattles Washington Area

The quake DC, considered minor, a magnitude 3.6, was felt in the suburbs of Arlington, Va., and Bethesda, Maryland. It was also felt in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The quake was centered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, about 20 miles NW of the nations capital.

Montgomery County Maryland Police Department reported receiving numerous calls regarding the event.
Public Information Officer, Lucille Baur said the quake woke her husband up DC.

“At first he thought it was a big truck going on,” he said. “He felt the house shaking and windows rattling a little.”

The following statistics are from the USGS:

Magnitude 3.6
Date-Time

* Friday, July 16, 2010 at 9:04:47 UTC
* Friday, July 16, 2010 at 5:04:47 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 39 167 ° N, 77 252 ° W
Depth of 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Potomac-Shenandoah Region REGION
DISTANCES 15 km (10 miles) northwest of Rockville, Maryland
30 km (15 miles) ENE of Leesburg, Virginia
35 km (20 miles) northwest of Washington, D. C.
70 km (45 miles) WNW of Annapolis, Maryland
Location Uncertainty horizontal + / – 13.3 km (8.3 miles), depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST = 15, NPH = 15, Dmin = 44.7 km, Rmss = 1.49 sec, Gp = 133 °,
M-type = “Nuttli” surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version = 6
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

ID us2010yua6
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

This morning is the largest earthquake ever recorded in a radius of 30 miles of Washington.
Perhaps our politicians are getting a wakeup call that you can not miss! Oh, wait, really can. Before the end of the day, I’m sure someone, somewhere, will be able to blame GW Bush for this earthquake of magnitude 3.6 DC.
Fortunately, this was only a minor tremor and should not interfere in anybody’s plans to vacation in Maine this weekend.
If you have any idea of ‘D.C. Earthquake: 3.6 magnitude quake rattles Washington Area “please leave it in the comments section.
If you have a theory by an earthquake that hit the DC area, leave those, too. This could be interesting. I’m thinking it is a prelude to the arrival of shock in November!

On a personal note: Hi Nancy! Did you feel that thing?

Wtop

July 16, 2010 by · Comments Off on Wtop 

WtopWtop:(Wtop) — WASHINGTON – Sergei Tretyakov, 54, one of the world’s most famous spies of all time, has died, WTOP has learned.

Still shaken and sometimes emotional, Sergei Tretyakov widow, Helen reluctantly confirmed his death today to prevent Russian Intelligence delight.

“I’m doing this because I do not want Sergio former colleagues have the luxury to flatter themselves that Sergei punished.”

“The autopsy showed nothing suspicious. It was a tragic and sudden death from natural causes,” he says.

Tretyakov said Helen, “said Sergei was never afraid of being persecuted or killed or murdered by their former comrades, he would not dare.”

WTOP recently nominated Tretyakov, who defected to the U.S. a decade ago, in the series “Escaping the Iron Curtain.”

The Tretyakov defected to the United States in October 2000 during his deployment of five years in New York Russian mission, in charge of Russian espionage activities in the U.S. and the United Nations.

The Russian spy saga that developed in recent weeks has fueled speculation that he was involved in some way Tretyakov and led many to wonder why he had not been heard.

Ten workers pleaded guilty in New York to work as foreign agents in the U.S. and were deported to Russia on Friday. They were part of a U.S. spy swap and Russia.

Helen confirmed Sergei Tretyakov U.S. Officials warned depth coverage on Russian spies after his defection.

“Because he was aware that part of the budget to support illegal SVR increased significantly in” 90, but emphatically said, “did not know the names of these illegals.”

Despite medical confirmation that no foul play was involved, some intelligence sources question whether his death and the arrest of the 10 spies was more than a coincidence.

In fact, the Associated Press reported Obama administration began thinking about a possible exchange of spies before the arrests and deaths of Tretyakov.

U.S. authorities of intelligence have not responded to questions about life in the U.S. Tretiakov and death.

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