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If I didn't know any better, I would say that I was awoken by an small earthquake about 5 minutes ago (5:39 [Eastern Time]).

If so, this has fulfilled a lifelong dream.

UPDATE 6:09: Yes, it was a 5.4 magnitude earthquake, centered about 130 miles away from my location.

UPDATE 8:06 The earthquake, which is the leading story on NPR's hourly news roundup, has been downgraded to a 5.2 magnitude.

UPDATE 9:06 Homeland Security is holding a press conference at the statehouse. An "ongoing investigation" is mentioned. Perhaps Osama is behind this.

UPDATE 11:16 Just experienced what I believe to be a rather substantial aftershock.

UPDATE 11:38 The 11:14 event has been estimated at a 4.5 magnitude.

UPDATE 11:42 nine out of the top ten Google search queries today are earthquake-related; 25 of the top 30.

UPDATE 13:16 The 11:14 aftershock has been upgraded to a 4.6 magnitude. Usually, an order of magnitude lower than the initial event, this aftershock was comparatively quite strong.

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