Effects of 5.9 Earthquake Felt Around Wilton

Update: Article has been updated to include photos and video of the earthquake's aftermath in Virginia.

A 5.9 Earthquake stemming from near Richmond Virginia trembled the ground in Wilton and Fairfield County.

At around 2 p.m, the ground shook outside Wilton Starbucks

“I’m not doing that, dude,” said a youth sitting with his friend outside Starbucks, both looking down under the black outside tables which suddenly began to shake.

A giant Ford Escalade, its bumper extending over the curb near the coffee shop’s front doors,  rocked back and forth for approximately 20 seconds.

As the ground settled, Wilton residents emerged from nearby buildings. The word ‘tremor’ peppered conversations

“A friend of mine in Milford was with his lawyer in Manhattan, and his lawyer said ‘the office building is shaking,’” said Joan Howard, who was at Starbucks when it happened.

“Myself experienced with earthquakes, because I lived in California, I recognized it,” said Howard.

“I was looking for a seam to open in the sidewalk or something,” said Tom Clark, sipping at an iced coffee. 

“It was a brand new experience! I thought, is this real?” said an elderly resident who only identified herself as Maggie.

Twitter became electrified as people around Fairfield County and the country buzzed over reports of the Pentagon and official buildings being evacuated.

Here’s what some Wiltonians said from our Facebook page:

“Yes! I am off of Rts 33 & 53 and felt it!”

“I'm in Norwalk on the Wilton border and Didnt feel it”

“ I didn't feel a thing....but we are used to a small rumble from being close to the train line, so would not have noticed”

No damages have been reported. Lieutenant Donald Wakeman of the Wilton Police Department said that he did not feel the tremor, and did not note that any calls other than general reports of buildings shaking were recieved.

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Conn. has had 137 earthquakes between 1668 and 2007.