Note: USGS upgraded to 5.9 from the 5.8 preliminary estimate
Between Richmond and Charlottesville (h/t Corey S)
More:
| Magnitude | 5.9 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
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| Location | 37.975°N, 77.969°W |
| Depth | 1 km (~0.6 mile) (poorly constrained) |
| Region | VIRGINIA |
| Distances |
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| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 10.9 km (6.8 miles); depth +/- 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=390, Nph=390, Dmin=57.9 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 |
| Source |
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| Event ID | usc0005ild |
If you felt it, you can report is here to USGS: Did You Feel It? – Report an earthquake
There’s an earthen dam near the epicenter, 1.7 miles away, I wonder how it fared:
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Felt it in State College PA! First one for me, hopefully the last seeing as I’m in a 100 year old stone building. Not exactly earthquake proof!
There was a 5.3 in Southeast Colorado centered near Trinidad at 11:46 pm. Largest in a century.
All that debt in DC is weighing heavily on that fault line.
I blame Global Warming. 🙂
Felt it on Long Island. Thought it was just me.
I felt it up here near the Straits of Mackinac on Northern Michigan. Computer monitor shook, floors/walls seemed to move. Standard stuff.
I felt it faintly at work in New Hampshire.
Man, WUWT is fast….
Eastern rocks are more intact than the broken crud along California fault lines, 5.8 could be interesting down there. Some 4.5 quakes in NH in the 1940s caused some damage.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/
We felt it in Knoxville, TN
Saying on FOX – 6.0 earth quake on the east coast is this it, same one or different?
Bit confusing as I have one map saying Colorado had a 5.5 today though, or as well, so far, sure they’ll be more info soon. Minor damage reported, like windows breaking, seeing pictures of lots of people outside on the streets in some cities. Lets hope for no serious injuries or fatalities.
its random movements of the Earth’s crust
nothing to see here, move along now……..
OK we just felt it up here in Hamilton Ontario Canada at 1:58
Felt it in Ohio.
There was also a very unusual Richter 5.3 earthquake last night (Monday, 22 Aug) in Colorado: USGS web record. This USGS page shows a map of the US with the Virginia and Colorado earthquakes plotted on it. Here’s the NYT story about it.
Felt it in Lawrenceville, NJ. A traveling friend reported feeling it in Toronto.
Felt it in London Ontario Canada
Felt it here in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Colorado earthquake was last night, according to the NYT. Also strong for the area at 5.3, but I don’t think it caused much damaage as a long way from anything.
Exit question: who will be the first to blame the earthquake on “natural gas fracking”? Or climate change?
My vote goes to Paul Krugman at the NY Times who already has the editorial ready to go. Expect a Tweet from Andrew Revkin: “scientists are raising the alarm about the effects of fracking on seismic activity…”
Felt it in Ossining, NY
felt it at 27th floor in downtown toronto
Felt it here in Dayton Ohio
Felt it here in Virginia. People are calling the east coast pansies for freaking out about it, but here in VA we do NOT get earthquakes. I’ve never felt one before in my life until now. It wasn’t bad, but we were definitely wondering about the after effects. Idd, it hit as a 6.0 but surroundings area felt it at a 5.8.
felt it here on long island at 1:54, pretty cool
Felt it in Wilton CT too!
Meanwhile in Colorado, http://www.newser.com/story/126634/largest-quake-since-1973-rocks-colorado.html
Felt it in London, Ontario, Canada. This afternoon. August 23rd, 2011.