Lower shore escapes earthquake rumblings.

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DOVER, DE - An earthquake centered in New Jersey sent rumblings across the northeast Friday morning, with the effects felt as far south as northern Delmarva.

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Two Survivors In Japan Reunited......

Sometimes through tragedy in life families and pets lose their way and become lost from one another. Yet no matter how horrible the situation, no matter how tragic, or how long it takes we never give up the search to find each other again...................Not even in Japan.

Two survivors in Japan, reunited by a rescuer. March 13, 2011

"Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without words, and never stops at all." – Emily Dickinson

For Michelle.

Massive Earthquake and Tsunami Hit Japan

TOKYO (Reuters) - The biggest earthquake to hit Japan since records began 140 years ago struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, ships, cars and farm buildings on fire.

The Red Cross in Geneva said the wall of water was higher than some Pacific islands and a tsunami warning was issued for the whole of the Pacific basin, except for the United States and Canada, but Hawaii ordered the evacuation of coastal areas.

At least 22 people were killed in the quake and tsunami, Kyodo news agency said, and the extent of the destruction, and the forecast for the tsunami, suggested the death toll could rise significantly.

The 8.9 magnitude quake caused many injuries, sparked fires and the wall of water, prompting warnings to people to move to higher ground in coastal areas.
Source; wtkr.com

Small Earthquake Shakes D.C. Area

USGS Says 3.6 Magnitude Quake Centered Near Suburb of Gaithersburg, Maryland; No Immediate Reports of Damage

A minor, 3.6 magnitude earthquake shook Washington D.C.-area residents out of bed early Friday morning - a rare occurrence for the nation's east coast dwellers.

CBS News staff in the Maryland suburb of Bethesda and the Virginia suburb of Arlington both reported feeling the tremor, which the U.S. Geological Survey said was centered 20 miles northwest of the nation's capital in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, only surprised people being woken up at just past 5 a.m. Eastern time.

Lucille Baur, public information officer for the Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland, said the department received a lot of calls from people wondering what had happened.

Baur said her husband woke up when the quake struck.

"At first he thought it was a big truck going through," she said. "He felt the house shake and the windows rattle a little bit."

www.cbsnews.com

Small Tremor NNW of Baltimore..........

Did anyone in Baltimore feel the earth move under your feet today?

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a small earth tremor Thursday morning just 57 miles north northwest of Baltimore. The Mag. 2.9 shake occurred at 8:25 a.m. EDT northeast of Franklintown, Pa., and 14 miles south southwest of Harrisburg.

USGS reported the quake was very shallow, centered less than a mile below the surface.

www.marylandweather.com