Virginia-Based Earthquake Felt Around Pittsburgh Area
A 5.9-magnitude quake affected residents around Baldwin-Whitehall and Brentwood Borough.
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A 5.9-magnitude earthquake that originated in Virginia was felt by residents around the Pittsburgh area on Tuesday at approximately 1:50 to 1:55 p.m.
No major damage or injuries around Pittsburgh related to the earthquake have been reported as of 2:27 p.m.
The Whitehall Police Department reported calls from two residents in the Caste Village area of Whitehall Borough who said that their homes were shaking.
A representative from the Baldwin Borough Police Department said that its police station on Churchview Avenue in north Baldwin Borough was shaking, and Baldwin-Whitehall Patch food critic Roseann Vamos said that her Howard Hanna office on Route 51 in south Baldwin was also vibrating.
Jeff Healy, B-W Patch photographer, reported that his house was shaking in nearby Brentwood Borough, as well.
No reports of shaking have come from Baldwin Township yet. A representative from the Getaway Cafe in that township said that workers there did not feel anything.
A message was left with the Baldwin Township Police Department, which did not respond as of 2:27 p.m. UPDATE: Baldwin Township police are now reporting that a few residents have reported shaking, as well.
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Whitehall Police Department
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA -
Caste Village
5301 Grove Rd, Pittsburgh, PA -
Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation)
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA -
Baldwin Borough Police Department
3344 Churchview Ave, Pittsburgh, PA -
Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex
3344 Churchview Ave, Pittsburgh, PA -
Howard Hanna Real Estate
5235 Clairton Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA
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Baldwin Township Municipal Building (Administrative Offices)
10 Community Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA -
Getaway Cafe
3049 Sussex Ave, Pittsburgh, PA -
Baldwin Township Police Department
10 Community Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
Robert Edward Healy, III
2:56 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Duquesne Light and Pittsburgh International Airport are reporting no service interruptions.
Robert Edward Healy, III
3:02 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2011
From PennDOT District 11-0 Press Officer James B. Struzzi II, when asked if any roads or bridges suffered structural damage related to today's earthquake:
"Not that we're aware of. Nothing at this time."
Robert Edward Healy, III
3:16 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2011
UPDATE: Baldwin Township police are now reporting that a few residents have reported shaking, as well.
Marjorie Yaksich
3:17 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2011
I felt it at the Borough Adminstration office. - Marjorie Yaksich
Robert Edward Healy, III
4:20 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The American Red Cross has not received any requests for assistance following the earthquake throughout the 13-county southwestern Pennsylvania region.
John Conley
4:32 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2011
I was sitting at our dining room table at our home on Elmwood Drive when I felt the room shake. I looked outside and saw my son on the porch swing and thought maybe he jumped on it causing the house to shake. Didn't know it was a quake until reading the Patch report.
Paula
4:37 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2011
I work on Smallman Street in the Strip and everyone stopped all at one! The firsts words spoken after that was earthquake. I've never experienced something like that before!
Angelica Blouch
4:52 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2011
I live in Propsect Park and felt it here too. My kittens ran really fast, like they were being chased and hid under my bed. A few minutes later the whole apartment shook left to right and the door started shaking too. It didn't last long, but for someone who hasn't ever experienced anything like this before, such as myself, it was pretty scary. It took my kittens about an hour to come out from under the bed.
Janet Waldron Kuhn
11:01 am on Wednesday, August 24, 2011
I felt the tremors at my office in Wilkinsburg, however, my kids who were at home in Whitehall felt nothing.