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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]
On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of Virginia at 1:51:04 p.m. EDT. The epicenter, in Louisa County, was 38 mi (61 km) northwest of Richmond and 5 mi (8 km) south-southwest of the town of Mineral.
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]
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 ...
1787 Boricua earthquake Rhode Island: 4.7 June 10, 1951 [54] South Carolina: 6.9–7.3 August 31, 1886 1886 Charleston earthquake South Dakota: 4.5 June 2, 1911 [55] Tennessee: 7.6–7.9 December 16, 1811 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes Texas: 6.5 August 16, 1931 1931 Valentine earthquake Utah: 7.0 November 13, 1901 1901 Richfield earthquake
The USGS puts the chances of a New Jersey earthquake measuring 4.8 or higher in the next week at 1 in 200, or 0.5%. The odds go down to 0.3% for a quake 5 or above, 0.03% for 6 or above and 0.003% ...
Hundreds in New York City said they were jolted awake by the rare earthquake, thinking it was caused by some type of explosion. Rare earthquake jolts New York City not long after one in Maryland ...
Hurricane Irene reaches Category 2 strength as it hits the island of Hispaniola containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes near Mineral, Virginia; a nearby nuclear reactor is automatically shutdown due to the quake. This is the most powerful earthquake to hit Virginia since 1897. (New York Times) (The Guardian)