 In Martinsburg , West Virginia , several government buildings were evacuated , and multiple citizens reported feeling their homes shaking violently enough to rattle picture frames off the walls . In Charleston , the Kanawha County Courthouse , the West Virginia State Capitol campus , and several other downtown buildings were evacuated ; Kanawha County dispatchers received more than 350 telephone calls in 45 minutes , but there were not any reports of damage to buildings and infrastructure other than minor plaster cracking in the old courthouse . In Philippi , part of a chimney collapsed at the Barbour County courthouse . The West Virginia Office of Miners ' Health , Safety and Training stated that West Virginia coal mines were safe following the tremors . A roof collapse in Patriot Coal Company 's Big Mountain Complex forced the closure of the mine . 
