Damage from 2011 Virginia Earthquake
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Photo of chimney damage at a house in Louisa County, Virginia. This was a result from a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Virginia on August 23, 2011.
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The Central and Eastern U.S. (CEUS) is subject primarily to moderate earthquakes like the 2011 Virginia Mw5.8 earthquake, the ongoing induced earthquakes primarily in the central U.S., the ongoing 2019-2020 earthquake sequence in southern Puerto Rico, and the 2020 M5.1 earthquake in North Carolina. These earthquakes have all caused moderate to light damage, but they highlight the potential for a...
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Central and Eastern U.S. and Puerto Rico Geology
The Central and Eastern U.S. (CEUS) is subject primarily to moderate earthquakes like the 2011 Virginia Mw5.8 earthquake, the ongoing induced earthquakes primarily in the central U.S., the ongoing 2019-2020 earthquake sequence in southern Puerto Rico, and the 2020 M5.1 earthquake in North Carolina. These earthquakes have all caused moderate to light damage, but they highlight the potential for a...
M5.8 August 23, 2011 Mineral, Virginia
On August 23, 2011 tens of millions of people along the East Coast suddenly felt the earth shaking from the largest earthquake in the eastern U.S. since the M5.8 earthquake in 1944 near Cornwall and Massena, New York.