Tremors From Va. Earthquake Felt In Bucks, Montgomery Counties

Tremors lasting roughly 10 seconds were reportedly felt throughout our region and the Northeast portion of the country after an earthquake strikes in Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports the epicenter of 5.9 magnitude earthquake took place four miles from Louisa, Virginia at 1:51:03 p.m. Tuesday.

Louisa, Va. is located more than 250 miles from Bucks and Montgomery Counties. 

Tech expert TW Telecom Network Engineer Audil Khan said he was in the elevator when the earthquake struck in Virgina.

"It was quick and fleeting, but we are fortunate to be OK. Lots of people left their buildings, but are back in now," Khan said.

The main issue many people were reporting seemed to be service related. People in various areas reported interruptions in cell phone and Internet services. 

"Generally, the first thing to check in a network outage resulting from an earthquake is power. Any interruption in power will impact a mobile cell tower or a communication company’s hub/remote sites, resulting in customer outages," Khan said.

Khan advised there's not much customers can do before power is restored, but he did offer some follow-up tips.

"The only recourse in this situation is to await restoration of power.  Even after power is restored, bootup time for network equipment will need to occur. Try rebooting your end devices (phones, routers) to see if you can reestablish network connectivity. If not, then find a landline and check with your service provider regarding a local outage and the ETR (estimated time of repair)," Khan said.