Quake Felt Across Md., But Little Damage Reported
Maryland officials say the earthquake was felt across the state, but no injuries or major damage are being reported.
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Maryland officials say the earthquake was felt across the state, but no injuries or major damage are being reported.
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake centered near Richmond, Va., rattled the walls of homes and buildings across western Maryland.
The White House says advisers have told President Barack Obama there have been no reports of major infrastructural damage from the East Coast earthquake, including airports and nuclear facilities.
Baltimore Gas & Electric spokesman Rob Gould says the utility's systems appear to be operating well, although inspections are ongoing following an earthquake along the East Coast.
Constellation Energy says it activated the lowest of four emergency levels at its Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant following the East Coast quake, but the plant is still operating at 100 percent capacity.
Arundel High in Gambrills has been a model United Nations this week. The school has hosted 23 students and two teachers from Kanagawa, Japan.
Find out how you can support disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and the Pacific tsunami.
Even one week after the quake and tsunami hit, people still feel a need to express their feelings, including at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
The tragedy in Japan has galvanized the world.
The operator of two nuclear reactors in southern Maryland says the facility remains safe amid news of partial meltdowns at reactors in Japan triggered by an earthquake and tsunami.
Absolutely incredible pictures have been coming out of Japan over the last 20 hours, and the danger is still very real. Japan issued a state of emergency for five nuclear reactors at two power plants. So far, there has not been a radiation leak. Thousands are evacuated as workers try to get the reactors under control and prevent a meltdown.
An earthquake shatters New Zealand's second largest city. And at the center of the rubble, was a college student from Annapolis. Despite the chaos--the aftershocks and cell phone blackouts-- the 20-year-old made it out alive.
Dozens are dead and hundreds are still missing after a powerful earthquake hit New Zealand. A Harford County man was there when the powerful quake struck.
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