 It is estimated that approximately one @-@ third of the U.S. population might have felt the earthquake , more than any other earthquake in U.S. history . People in certain areas of Pennsylvania , however , did not feel the earthquake at all despite being relatively close to the epicenter . About 148 @,@ 000 people reported their ground @-@ shaking experiences caused by the earthquake on the USGS " Did You Feel It ? " website . Tremors from the Virginia earthquake were felt as far south as Atlanta , Georgia ; as far north as Quebec City , Quebec ; as far west as Illinois and as far east as Fredericton , New Brunswick , with damage reported as far away as Brooklyn , New York . 
