Earthquake Rocks D.C.

Of course you know we have been watching for earthquakes in "various" places...and this morning we got another one in a strange place.

WASHINGTON — The largest earthquake ever recorded near the capital rattled Washington, D.C., early Friday, waking many residents but causing no reported damage.

Did you catch those buzzwords? "Largest" and "Ever". That's another thing we have been watching for.

And then later into the article we have mention (again) of the massive earthquake that struck the New Madrid fault that runs through Missouri, Arkansas and up into Illinois. (we have blogged on this little known fault in the past)

A sequence of great earthquakes occurred in the Mississippi Embayment in 1811 and 1812, which were noticed by people over an area of 2 million square miles, including D.C., where people were "badly frightened," according to records.

See it here; http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38274327/ns/us_news-life/

It sure seems like someone is trying to get some body's attention. I wonder what it will take to wake everyone up?