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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] Several people were injured and damage was reported in the states of Virginia, the capital Washington D.C., [79] Delaware, [80] Maryland, [81] West Virginia, [82] Pennsylvania, [83] New Jersey, [84] and New ...
Related: 4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Southern California The weather warning also prompted the San Francisco Zoo to close. “The Zoo has closed due to national weather emergency and tsunami ...
Following destructive earthquakes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, real estate developers, press, and boosters minimized and downplayed the risk of earthquakes out of fear that the ongoing economic boom would be negatively affected. [3] [4] California earthquakes (1769–2000)
Scientists have yet to pinpoint the fault that ruptured in New Jersey on April 5 and rattled much of the Northeast. Now, U.S. Geological Survey researchers are in the process of installing new ...
The 4.8 magnitude quake, which hit at 10:23 a.m. April 5, ranks as the second most powerful to hit New Jersey going back to 1783, when the north-central part of the state saw a 5.3 magnitude ...
Dr Lucy Jones in 1994. Lucile M. Jones (born 1955) is an American seismologist and public voice for earthquake science and earthquake safety in California. [1] One of the foremost and trusted public authorities on earthquakes, [2] Jones is viewed by many in Southern California as "the Beyoncé of earthquakes" who is frequently called upon to provide information on recent earthquakes.
2025 California wildfires. January 2025 Southern California wildfires. California Governor Gavin Newsom states that the ongoing wildfires impacting Los Angeles County could become the worst natural disaster in American history "in terms of the scale and scope", amid current estimated damages of more than US$135 billion. (The Independent)
Central New Jersey residents reported fallen pictures, a cracked foundation and a sound like a "freight train." Reaction from NJ earthquake: 'It was 7 seconds but it felt like 15 minutes' Skip to ...