Tuesday, August 03, 2021

Maryland earthquake felt in Bethesda, across DC region


UPDATE - 3:00 AM, August 4, 2021: The USGS now reports that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.4 kilometers. Latest USGS map pinpoints Clarksville, MD as epicenter, although it has not been officially named as such yet.

A 2.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in Bethesda, Rockville, Silver Spring, Derwood, and other parts of Montgomery County; Prince George's County, and Howard County at 2:11 AM this morning. The sound was audible here in Montgomery County, and was more noticeable than the shaking of the ground. According to the United States Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was 3 km from Highland, Maryland.

3 comments:

John Z Wetmore said...

I was up, but didn't notice anything in my part of Bethesda.

shanel said...

Didn't wake me up here off of Battery Lane, Bethesda. Sort of disappointed that I slept through my first earthquake.

The EQ Alert Guy said...

Dude,
Thank-You for your Great Report on what's shaking there in Maryland!!!

EQ Guy