This Washington Post story ran yesterday with this quote from USGS Director Marcia McNutt (according to the International Business Times):
Minutes after the quake, the director of the USGS, Marcia McNutt — who watched objects falling from the shelves in her office — cautioned that the shaking might not be over.
“What the concern is, of course, is that this is a foreshock. If it’s a foreshock, then the worst is yet to come,” McNutt told The Washington Post.
Curiously, today the Post’s version of the article has removed that quote and substituted a much more mundane one:
Minutes after the quake, Marcia McNutt, USGS director — who watched objects falling from the shelves in her office — concerned about aftershocks, cautioned that the shaking might not be over.
“When something like this happens, remember what to do in the case of a seismic event. Duck, get under something sturdy like a desk or a doorway, get away from falling glass. Make sure that you are not in the way of falling objects like pictures, bookshelves, books, anything that’s not firmly connected the wall.”
The Post has provided no explanation for the change in the quote.
via Virginia Earthquake 2011: USGS Warns it May be a Foreshock – International Business Times.