";s:4:"text";s:2921:" August 23, 2011 Virginia Earthquake Interpreted Mercalli intensity (click on image to view full size line) East Coast Earthquakes Earthquakes in the eastern U.S. are different from the earthquakes that occur in more seismically active areas, such as California. The earthquake that originated from Mineral, Va. shook Washington, D.C. and New York City, but caused less than $100 million in damages, according to catastrophe modeler EQECAT. The green lines indicates the tremor that was felt in Washington DC which caused damaged to the Washington Memorial and the Washington National Cathedral. As the year comes to a close it is a fine time to reflect on the 2011 Virginia earthquake. The earthquake caused wells in my neighborhood to spew mud and foundations to crack and we are more than 60 miles northeast.
The 2011 Virginia earthquake was a magnitude 5.8 (M w) earthquake in the U.S. state of Virginia on August 23, 2011, at 1:51 PM EDT (17:51 UTC).
The shaking was felt by approximately one-third of the U.S. population, and there were reports that it caused minor damage as far away as Charleston, South Carolina, roughly 600km from the epicenter. In the days after the August quake some postulated that fracking operations may have been responsible for the Virginia earthquake.
Remembering the 2011 Virginia earthquake that rocked the Eastern U.S. By John Hopewell August 23, 2016 at 10:18 AM EDT. It’s been four months since the Virginia earthquake jolted eastern North America, and we now know more about what happened. The M5.8 earthquake initiated near the town of Mineral, Virginia, about 65 km northwest of Richmond, Virginia at a depth of about 6-8 km. According to USGS records, the only comparable earthquake to the 2011 temblor to hit Virginia shook the ground on May 31, 1897. The tremors … The Virginia earthquake struck at about 1:51 p.m ET near Mineral, Virgina, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Richmond (map). The earthquake was felt by people from Georgia to Canada.