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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.
Maryland: 5.8 August 23, 2011 2011 Virginia earthquake Massachusetts: 5.9 November 18, 1755 1755 Cape Ann earthquake Michigan: 4.6 M L: August 10, 1947 [48] Minnesota: 4.6 M L: July 9, 1975 1975 Morris earthquake Mississippi: 7.6–7.9 December 16, 1811 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes Missouri: 7.6–7.9 December 16, 1811 1811–1812 New ...
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]
Moderately damaging earthquakes strike between New York and Wilmington, Delaware, about twice a century, the USGS said, and smaller earthquakes are felt in the region roughly every two to three years.
Scientists recorded a slow-slip event in 2011 before the magnitude-9 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which killed more than 18,000 people and touched off the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The 2011 Colorado earthquake caused damage in Segundo, Cokedale, Valdez and Trinidad. Rockslides occurred on State Highway 12. - - 23 [77] United States, Virginia, 11 km southwest of Mineral: 5.8 6.0 VIII 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]
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...
Disasters Hurricane Irene reaches Category 2 strength as it hits the island of Hispaniola containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic. (CNN) A magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes near Mineral, Virginia ; a nearby nuclear reactor is automatically shutdown due to the quake. This is the most powerful earthquake to hit Virginia since 1897. (New York Times) (The Guardian) International relations ...