Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Rare Earthquake Hits Virginia, Rattles US East Coast

At 1:51 pm today, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 occured near Richmond,Virginia. Tremors could be felt from North Carolina and all the way up to Toronto, Canada. According to the US Geological Survey, the quake had a depth of about 3.7 miles.

A world map view of reported earthquakes over the past week. Pan and zoom the map to focus on hot spots and click the details button to see the quake report.

Earthquakes Today Earthquake today about 75 miles out of Richmond, VA. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck around 1:50pm EST about .5 miles deep. Earthquakes are very unusual in this region of the United States. earthquakes So I propose

Earth Quake Videos from Earthquakes Today. As many living on the east coast of the United States already know, there was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that shook several areas today. On the bright side,

The Middletown Fire Department reported receiving no calls related to the earthquake since it struck. The Fredericksburg, VA Patch has created a special Faceboo.

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