The earthquake that shook the Washington, D.C., area Tuesday also rumbled through our region. A temblor rolled across northern New England and southern Quebec.
Also: No Serious Damage In Vt.
Comment: Did you feel the quake?
Waves from a tsunami caused surges along California’s coast that shook some boats loose from docks, as beach-area residents evacuated to higher ground.
A Vermont National Guard official says the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is going to delay the return to the state of 30 Air National Guard members from South Korea.
The
mild earthquake that rocked much of Vermont Wednesday was also
felt at the Vermont
Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, requiring the plant to formally declare to
federal
officials that "an unusual event" had taken place.
The Saint Lawrence Valley is known to geologists as an area that’s prone
to moderate earthquakes. VPR’s Neal Charnoff speaks with State Geologist Larry Becker about
today’s event.