Aftershocks of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake along the east cost were felt in Mid-Michigan Tuesday afternoon.
The quake’s epicenter was based in Virginia around 2:00 p.m. The New York Times reports tremors were felt as far north as New Hampshire, hitting Washington, and spreading all the way south to North Carolina. The shocks also went west into Michigan.
The Washington Times reports the Washington Monument may be slightly tilted after Tuesday's tremor.
According to CNN, all monuments appear to be 'stable,' but remain closed after the major geological shift. However, part of the National Cathedral central tower was damaged.
NBC25 has learned that residents in both Flint and Saginaw felt the tremor. NBC25 viewers and Facebook friends say they felt the shock at Hurley Hospital, Genesys Regional Medical Center, and possibly even at St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw.
At Hurley, employees actually evacuated the upper floors, where the shaking was strongly felt, but nothing was felt on the lower floors.
"I felt the room move! I felt the floor moving," said employee Ilene Cantor who was in a meeting on the 10th floor when the earthquake hit, "I don't know about others on the 10th floor but under me there was movement and it wasn't me...I've never had that in my life."
NBC25 News also spoke with a woman in Millington who felt tremors inside her own home.
Saginaw County 911 Executive Director Tom McIntyre says the county does not have an emergency plan in place, but would react to an earthquake as they would for any other natural disaster.
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