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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The USGS has investigated the cause of the Virginia earthquake (5.9 on the scale) and concluded the Earth had a sudden but very local uplifting due to a large weight or mass being removed. Upon further investigation, it was learned that all the gold in Fort Knox is gone – as the USA had to use it to pay some of its debt to China. (sarc off now)
Earthquakes = happy cows’ foot massage
“The USGS has investigated the cause of the Virginia earthquake (5.9 on the scale) and concluded…
nearby strip mining in WV and frackin in PA… /sarc
We experienced the enormous 1964 Alaska Quake that sank Anchorage to an underground river, washed Oregon campers off the beaches, devastated Japanese fishing villages several thousand miles to the southwest. But since the Aleutian Chain curves in an arc that separates Bering Strait from the North Pacific, USAFSS sensor sites on Adak, Shemya et al. saw not even a high tide.
Abode in Shrewsbury, NJ, on the North Jersey Shore, rattled blinds and definitely swayed. Grabbed my flash-stick memory containing the Secrets of the Universe and hastened out, but after half a minute all was well.
New Madrid, thou shouldst be living at this hour!
An economy does not create wealth by repairing damage. It is the continuous dynamic of all commodities being marketed back and forth and also used to make other things or do other constructive activities that generates wealth. The Broken WIndow Economy does not work.
Has anyone trolled througH Grist or Real Climate to see if CAGW caused this?
John Blake says:
August 23, 2011 at 8:17 pm
We experienced the enormous 1964 Alaska Quake that sank Anchorage to an underground river, washed Oregon campers off the beaches, devastated Japanese fishing villages several thousand miles to the southwest. But since the Aleutian Chain curves in an arc that separates Bering Strait from the North Pacific, USAFSS sensor sites on Adak, Shemya et al. saw not even a high tide.
Abode in Shrewsbury, NJ, on the North Jersey Shore, rattled blinds and definitely swayed. Grabbed my flash-stick memory containing the Secrets of the Universe and hastened out, but after half a minute all was well.
New Madrid, thou shouldst be living at this hour!
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Yeah but what you don’t take into account is the geology of the eastern US and the potential damage from such a mildly moderate quake over such a large area on soft sediments.
The sixth largest cathedral in the world sustained significant damage.
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/08/quake-damages-three-pinnacles-national-cathedral
Chris
Norfolk, VA, USA
Check out http://www.world-earthquakes.com
G. Karst: Your response to a deeply concerned person is not very helpful.
One cannot get drunk (quickly enough) with a paper bag over one’s head.
We were about due. Since no one was hurt and there was hardly any damage, I think that it’s kind of cool! Of all the weird things that happen in Philly, I sure never thought that an earthquake would be one of them, although I knew that it was possible. Still nowhere close to the weirdest thing to happen in Philly. 😉
Scientists have determined the earthquake affecting Washington, D.C. today was caused by all the Founding Fathers simultaneously rolling over in their graves.
USGS downgraded it back 5.8: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/se082311a.html
Rick Stevens · Executive Vice President at Surge Suppression Incorporated
“Scientists have determined the earthquake affecting Washington, D.C. today was caused by the Founding Fathers simultaneously rolling over in their graves…”
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Major-Monuments-Closed-in-DC-for-Quake-128275528.html
Not to make light of the situation, but some people on this blog have suggested that the additional weight of the water from the melting arctic ice cap is responsible.
The weight was already there in the ice.
I’m in Birmingham, Alabama. Just for the record, I felt nothing here.
Virginia has had 3 quakes since 1851Z last night. That one at 5.8 and very shallow so it would have shaken a lot plus a 3 and 3.2 since in about the same place. Probably an old fault playing up.
Paul Krugman doesn’t have a Google+ account – it’s a fake. This is Krugman’s actual view:
“Meanwhile, natural disasters in America don’t lead to big public spending increases — look at how pitiful the aid post-Katrina was. If you think I believe that disaster is good for its own sake, you have drunk the Kool-aid”.
Has there been any unusual space weather, prior to these earthquakes? Are these earthquakes unusual?
Earth had a synod conjunction with Neptune on the 22nd the Moon is maximum North on the 23rd, Irene has passed TS strength as a result of the Neptune conjunction, and is making the turn to the North, associated with the Lunar maximum North position.
This is the same timing as when Katrina made landfall, correlation is not causation unless it causes things to be predictable like this.
I think the earthquake activity is more the result of the CMEs and solar flares we had as a result of the planetary conjunction with Neptune. Which would explain why we often have strong hurricanes and surges in quake activity together.
This shows the fallacy of the Keynesian belief that “any spending is the same as any other spending.” In this case, and in most of the spending by Obama during the stimulus giveaway,
money was spent on things that produced no benefit for the economy. Obama’s dopey claim that unemployment insurance was a good way to stimulate the economy is a case in point – paying people and getting zero in return. No increase in our country’s value or wealth, no nothing. Other spending was for goods and services not desired by the general public. When the spending stopped, so did the jobs. Govt spending is very ineffective in replicating spending by consumers, which is one reason it fails so miserably and why Keynes’s assumption that “spending is spending, regardless” is incorrect and invalidated his theory.
Felt it up here in Norfolk, VA. okay so for all you californians, we dont get these very often so back off! you dont take on snowstorms in 10 degree weather. although its total bs. cause if your get an inch of snow its like the world ended for them here. and you dont ge hurricans. we got lovely irene coming our way. so if you would like come visit. lets see how fast you guys take off running and crying. also i want to point out know blamed 2012 yet. haha. you would think thats what would be going through peoples minds but its not. 2012 technically happened in 2008 cause we didnt count four years so we are behind numerically wise to the myan calender.
These two larger quakes are unrelated but I must advise that the West Coast of the US and Canada is likely to get a larger quake sometime within the next 18 months. Some of this is a natural stress response from the Earth, some of it is ahead of polar tilt activity, and some is manipulated. We also should be watching a lot of these quiet problems with nuclear facilities right now that are happening almost everywhere.
Earthquake History, East Coast USA, Continental Shelf
http://modernsurvivalblog.com/earthquakes/earthquake-history-east-coast-usa-continental-shelf/
You should see them freak when they get a rain shower!
A couple of thoughts on disaster preparedness….
I live just southeast of Seattle. We are blessed with lots of tall trees that fall down in winter storms and knock the power out. In addition, we have occasional earthquakes and other natural events that cause power interruptions. During these events, the cellular phone system becomes overloaded and unusable. Most of the ‘cordless’ home and work phones fail as well, because they require continuous AC power. This where a long distance relative or friend and an ‘old’ telephone that requires no AC power can serve you well.
I have an ‘old’ telephone, that requires no other power than what is supplied directly from the phone line, stored in the closet for these occasions. After the Nisqually earthquake of 2001, all of the ‘modern’ communications failed but, after jacking the ‘old’ telephone into the phone wall jack, a dial tone was available. The local service was overloaded but long distance was available. I called my sister in Wisconsin, to let her know that I was OK and to ask if she had heard from our brother who lives on Whidbey Island, NW of Seattle. He had already called her and his family was likewise OK. We could have convened a 3-way call, if direct communications had been needed! Communication and reassurance were achieved in a timely fashion, without adding to the ‘jamming’ of the local communications net.
Most local phone lines are buried underground, making them less susceptible to interruption during storms and natural disasters. An ‘old’ phone and a friend a few states away can be an effective backup emergency communications plan for family and friends in your local area!