There have been a couple earthquakes with more than magnitude 2.0 that I can recall, but I didn't feel either one of them. I slept through one, was in a car during the other, and felt cheated for both. This time, I got to feel the earth move!

Of course what's exciting for one part of the world may be less exciting for another. The last time Maryland had an earthquake this big was in 1939. The last time California had an earthquake this big was yesterday.