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2011 Virginia earthquake Washington (state) 8.7–9.2 January 26, 1700 1700 Cascadia earthquake West Virginia: 5.8 August 23, 2011 2011 Virginia earthquake Wisconsin: unk. May 6, 1947 1947 Wisconsin earthquake Wyoming: 7.2 August 17, 1959 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake
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The earthquake struck on August 9, at 08:07 EDT, with an epicenter 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Sparta. [1] Measuring M w 5.1, it was the state's largest earthquake since a M fa 5.2 earthquake struck Skyland in 1916, and the strongest to strike the East Coast since the 2011 Virginia earthquake.
Earthquake locations are taken from the Centennial Catalog [1] and the updated Engdahl, van der Hilst and Buland earthquake catalog, [2] which is complete to December 2005. From January 2006, earthquake locations are from the United States Geological Survey's Preliminary Determination of Epicenters (PDE) [3] monthly listing.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WJHL)— The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) began assessing flood damage in Washington County, Virginia on Thursday. On Thursday morning, county officials met ...
A rare earthquake shook up northeast Ohio on Monday, registering 4.0 on the Richter Scale, officials said. The quake was centered 2.5 miles northwest of Eastlake, Ohio, and struck at about 10:50 a ...
U.S. Geological Survey National Center in Reston, Virginia Earthquake animations from May 16 to May 22, 2010 Earthquakes around the world from April 23 to May 23, 2010. Since 2012, the USGS science focus has been directed at topical "Mission Areas" [8] that have continued to evolve. Further organizational structure includes headquarters ...
Southern Ohio was in for a slight − and temporary − shake on Monday afternoon, when a 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit the area. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the seismic event occurred ...