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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 ...
1979 Imperial Valley earthquake – magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicenter less than 1 km inside Mexico – significant damage and injuries on both sides of the border (60 in the US) 2010 Baja California earthquake (Mexico near S California) – magnitude 7.2 earthquake, 4 fatalities and 100 injuries, none in the United States
Follow here for live updates on the earthquake. ... New Jersey, called the earthquake “the craziest thing I’ve ever experienced.” ... a 5.8-magnitude quake shook central Virginia in 2011, ...
The tsunami warning stretched down nearly 500 miles of coastline where more than 5 million people live. It was canceled a short time later and there were reports of widespread damage or serious ...
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)
Northern California was rocked by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake late Thursday morning. After the tremor struck at 10:45 a.m., just over 60 miles to the west-southwest of Humboldt County’s Ferndale ...
The 2011 Southwest blackout, also known as the Great Blackout of 2011, [1] [2] was a widespread power outage that affected the San Diego–Tijuana area, southern Orange County, Imperial Valley, Mexicali Valley, Coachella Valley, and parts of Arizona. [3]
An earthquake ruptured off California on Thursday morning, briefly triggering a tsunami warning for the coast of Northern California and southern Oregon. The earthquake, a magnitude-7.0 temblor ...