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The 2011 Virginia earthquake, a 5.8 magnitude quake centered in northern Virginia that occurred on August 23, 2011, was felt by the occupants of some buildings in Manhattan, more than 200 miles (320 km) north of the quake's epicenter and caused minor physical building damage in Brooklyn. [18]
2011 PGC Building collapse [13] Christchurch, South Island New Zealand: Commercial building 18 dead 2011: Canterbury Television Building collapse: Christchurch, South Island New Zealand: Commercial building: 115 dead (collapsed during earthquake) 2011: Kutai Kartanegara Bridge Collapse: Kutai Kartanegara Regency, Indonesia: Bridge: 20 dead, 39 ...
Cross-sectional illustration of normal and reverse dip-slip faults. The earthquake occurred in the Virginia seismic zone, located in the Piedmont region. [8] The Virginia Piedmont area was formed originally as part of a zone of repeated continental collisions that created the ancestral Appalachian Mountains, a process that started during the Ordovician period with the Taconic orogeny and ...
Officials in New York City say a 1.7 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Queens and Roosevelt Island on Tuesday morning, not an explosion.. Around 5:45am, the FDNY received reports of buildings ...
The earthquake, tentatively measured at 4.8 magnitude, shook buildings and rattled homes from Maine to Maryland, with an epicenter in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, according to the U.S ...
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The 2011 Colorado earthquake caused damage in Segundo, Cokedale, Valdez and Trinidad. Rockslides occurred on State Highway 12. - - 23 [77] United States, Virginia, 11 km southwest of Mineral: 5.8 6.0 VIII The 2011 Virginia earthquake was felt by more people than any other quake in U.S. history, with tremors also being felt in Canada. [78]
Damage from the February 2011 earthquake. A Richter magnitude 6.3 earthquake on 22 February 2011 caused considerable damage to the cathedral. The cathedral administrator, Charles Drennan, said that engineers had indicated that it was unlikely the building could be saved. The two bell towers at the front of the building collapsed, bringing much ...