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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 ...
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]
In 2011, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake near Mineral, Virginia, shook East Coast residents over a wide swath from Georgia to Maine and even southeastern Canada. The USGS called it one of the most ...
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
While East Coast earthquakes are less common than their counterparts on the West Coast, they tend to be felt over a wide area, the USGS said, as evidenced by a April 2024 quake centered outside ...
Earthquakes are rarely above 4.5 in magnitude because Virginia is located centrally on the North American Plate, far from plate boundaries. Locations near tectonic plates suffer earthquakes frequently. The largest recorded earthquake, at an estimated 5.9 magnitude, was in 1897 near Blacksburg. [18]
Earthquakes likeliest along Atlantic Coast, California, Alaska The most damaging earthquakes are likeliest to occur along the central and northeastern Atlantic Coast, which includes Washington D.C ...
The primary purpose of a seismometer is to locate the initiating points of earthquake epicenters. The secondary purpose, of determining the 'size' or magnitude must be calculated after the precise location is known. [citation needed] The earliest seismographs were designed to give a sense of the direction of the first motions from an earthquake.