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Security video in the Washington Monument during the earthquake. The earthquake occurs at the 1:44 mark. The Washington Monument was closed for almost three years to repair damage from the tremors. Stabilization work at the Washington National Cathedral due to damage caused by the earthquake Damage to the Embassy of Ecuador
On August 23, 2011, the Washington Monument sustained damage during the 5.8 magnitude 2011 Virginia earthquake; [71] over 150 cracks were found in the monument. [72] A National Park Service spokesperson reported that inspectors discovered a crack near the top of the structure, and announced that the monument would be closed indefinitely.
The April 2011 Miyagi earthquake caused further structural damage in Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures. Four people died and 141 were injured. 4 141 11 [38] Japan, Fukushima, 17 km south southwest of Ishikawa: 6.6 11.0 VIII The April 2011 Fukushima earthquake caused little structural damage, but killed seven people and injured ten others. Mostly ...
The original cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Baltimore, thought to be long lost, was discovered last week while crews dug for a sewage tank. "We discovered the Historic time capsule ...
The New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid fault line (or fault zone or fault system), is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes (earthquakes within a tectonic plate) in the Southern and Midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.
Historical earthquakes is a list of significant earthquakes known to have occurred prior to the early 20th century. As the events listed here occurred before routine instrumental recordings – later followed by seismotomography imaging technique, [1] observations using space satellites from outer space, [2] artificial intelligence (AI)-based early earthquake warnings [3] – they rely mainly ...
This graph shows the earthquakes that have been detected on the edge of the Hanford Reach National Monument starting Sept. 21. The largest, those with magnitude 2.0 to 3.0 are shown in green.
This is a list of earthquakes in Washington, a U.S. state. Date Location MMI Mag. Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes; 2001-02-28: Puget Sound: VIII: