George Washington Feels an Earthquake.

In honor of Washington's birthday here is the story of when one of our founding fathers felt an earthquake.  In 1783 at the close  of the American Revolution, Washington was in New York City  shortly after the British evacuated the town as part of the terms of peace between the British empire and the new republic.  Washington was staying at the historic Fraunces tavern( or the Queens Head tavern) when on the night of November 29 the town was shaken by a series of seismic shocks.  These were generated by an earthquake centered in New Jersey that was estimated to be 5.3 on the Richter scale and was the largest earthquake in New Jersey history. Washington, living up to his reputation of being cool under fire was not stirred by the quakes while others fled from their houses.
Source:  Washington, A Life(2010), by Ron Chernow, Page 451.
For further information on the quake: Historic Earthquakes in New Jersey