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  2. 2011 Virginia earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The earthquake, along with a magnitude-5.8 quake on the border of New York and Ontario in 1944, is the largest to have occurred in the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains since an 1897 quake centered in Giles County in western Virginia [22] [23] whose magnitude has been estimated as 5.8 [24] or 5.9.

  3. A small quake just shook Virginia. How rare are East Coast ...

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    A small earthquake that startled residents near Richmond, Virginia, this week is a reminder that the East Coast is not exempt from the dangers of temblors.. The 2.8 quake hit about 6 miles ...

  4. Virginia seismic zones - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a magnitude 5.8 M w earthquake hit Virginia on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at 17:51:04 UTC (1:51 pm Eastern Daylight Time). The quake occurred at an approximate depth of 3.7 miles and was centered in Louisa County (location at 37.936°N, 77.933°W), 5 miles SSW of Mineral, Virginia and 37 miles NW of Richmond, Virginia's capital. [3]

  5. List of earthquakes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    2010 Baja California earthquake: August 22, 2011: Colorado: 5.3 M wr: 0: 2011 Colorado earthquake: August 23, 2011: Virginia: 5.8 M w 0: 2011 Virginia earthquake: November 5, 2011: Oklahoma: 5.7 M ww 0: 2011 Oklahoma earthquake: January 5, 2013: Alaska 7.5 M w 0 2013 Craig, Alaska earthquake [29] March 29, 2014: California 5.1 M w 0 2014 La ...

  6. Did you feel the earthquake in Central Virginia last night ...

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    According to the U.S. Geological Survey [U.S.G.S.], a 2.1 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 5.0 km rattled parts of Central Virginia around 10:46 p.m. on Monday, April 8.

  7. 2.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Richmond, Virginia Tuesday ...

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    A 2.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Richmond, Virginia area Tuesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.. The quake struck about six miles northwest of Glen Allen ...

  8. List of natural disasters in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Three earthquakes struck California between July 4 and July 5. The main earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude, as two others were 5.4 and 6.4 magnitudes. At least one was killed and several others were injured. The main earthquake was the strongest earthquake to hit the region in 20 years. [28] 2019 Hurricane: 84 killed, 245 missing $5.1 billion ...

  9. Earthquakes happen all the time, you just can't feel them. A ...

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    The United States typically has around 63 earthquakes between magnitude 5.0 and 5.9 each year, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, about five between 6.0 and 6.9 and fewer than one between 7. ...