5.9 Earthquake in Virginia US.
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Re: 5.9 Earthquake in Virginia US.
I was rocking in my chair, thinking it was me at first, until the building started to sway. Holy SH*T!
I was on the top floor (8th) of my OLD building that's going through renovations. Incredible!
I was on the top floor (8th) of my OLD building that's going through renovations. Incredible!
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Re: 5.9 Earthquake in Virginia US.
Glad you're safe Stephanie! That's a LOT of floors in renovation; could have ended otherwise.
Very thankful Mrs. Bee, you and apparently all others are safe from our recent spat of earthquakes in St. Maarten, Colorado and the Eastern states. I haven't heard of any fatalities, and remain hopeful there are none.
May Irene turn out to sea, so we have the same good ending.
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Very thankful Mrs. Bee, you and apparently all others are safe from our recent spat of earthquakes in St. Maarten, Colorado and the Eastern states. I haven't heard of any fatalities, and remain hopeful there are none.
May Irene turn out to sea, so we have the same good ending.
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4.2 Aftershock about 15 mins ago.
Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 4.2
Date-Time
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 00:04:36 UTC
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 08:04:36 PM at epicenter
Location 37.917°N, 77.891°W
Depth 7.8 km (4.8 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region VIRGINIA
Distances
10 km (6 miles) S (171°) from Mineral, VA
15 km (10 miles) SE (141°) from Louisa, VA
30 km (19 miles) NE (52°) from Columbia, VA
38 km (24 miles) E (90°) from Lake Monticello, VA
57 km (35 miles) NW (318°) from Richmond, VA
135 km (84 miles) SW (215°) from Washington, DC
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.1 km (6.3 miles); depth +/- 9.4 km (5.8 miles)
Parameters NST= 82, Nph= 96, Dmin=55.7 km, Rmss=1.24 sec, Gp=126°,
M-type="Nuttli" surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=4
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc0005iu6
Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 4.2
Date-Time
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 00:04:36 UTC
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 08:04:36 PM at epicenter
Location 37.917°N, 77.891°W
Depth 7.8 km (4.8 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region VIRGINIA
Distances
10 km (6 miles) S (171°) from Mineral, VA
15 km (10 miles) SE (141°) from Louisa, VA
30 km (19 miles) NE (52°) from Columbia, VA
38 km (24 miles) E (90°) from Lake Monticello, VA
57 km (35 miles) NW (318°) from Richmond, VA
135 km (84 miles) SW (215°) from Washington, DC
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.1 km (6.3 miles); depth +/- 9.4 km (5.8 miles)
Parameters NST= 82, Nph= 96, Dmin=55.7 km, Rmss=1.24 sec, Gp=126°,
M-type="Nuttli" surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=4
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc0005iu6
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Re: 5.9 Earthquake in Virginia US.
The USGS website has removed the 2.2 and the 4.2 aftershocks from the list & graphs. Wonder why?
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Re: 5.9 Earthquake in Virginia US.
WxEnthus wrote:The USGS website has removed the 2.2 and the 4.2 aftershocks from the list & graphs. Wonder why?
Still in the list when I looked.
MAP 1.3 2011/08/24 01:25:10 34.008 -117.093 9.0 5 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Yucaipa, CA
MAP 1.4 2011/08/24 01:23:10 38.839 -122.801 2.1 4 km ( 3 mi) N of The Geysers, CA
MAP 1.7 2011/08/24 01:07:50 35.053 -117.681 0.1 5 km ( 3 mi) NNW of Boron, CA
MAP 1.7 2011/08/24 01:06:21 61.129 -147.303 0.0 45 km ( 28 mi) NW of Tatitlek, AK
MAP 1.2 2011/08/24 00:32:40 38.806 -122.738 2.8 4 km ( 2 mi) SSW of Cobb, CA
MAP 1.2 2011/08/24 00:08:14 63.204 -150.442 113.4 80 km ( 50 mi) WSW of Cantwell, AK
MAP 4.2 2011/08/24 00:04:36 37.912 -77.951 7.9 11 km ( 7 mi) SSW of Mineral, VA
MAP 1.9 2011/08/23 23:59:22 60.723 -150.507 49.2 27 km ( 17 mi) NE of Sterling, AK
MAP 1.4 2011/08/23 23:19:18 38.825 -122.826 0.0 3 km ( 2 mi) NNW of The Geysers, CA
MAP 1.8 2011/08/23 23:04:43 47.555 -123.410 0.0 31 km ( 19 mi) NW of Skokomish, WA
MAP 2.8 2011/08/23 22:40:39 35.535 -97.294 1.0 3 km ( 2 mi) S of Jones, OK
MAP 1.4 2011/08/23 22:06:47 62.016 -150.345 50.3 33 km ( 20 mi) S of Trapper Creek, AK
MAP 1.6 2011/08/23 20:40:09 32.611 -116.975 3.7 7 km ( 4 mi) ESE of Chula Vista, CA
MAP 1.7 2011/08/23 20:35:18 38.837 -122.776 2.6 5 km ( 3 mi) W of Cobb, CA
MAP 1.5 2011/08/23 20:15:21 33.648 -116.715 14.0 11 km ( 7 mi) S of Idyllwild, CA
MAP 1.2 2011/08/23 19:46:18 33.495 -116.494 13.3 18 km ( 11 mi) ESE of Anza, CA
MAP 1.9 2011/08/23 19:41:44 40.746 -122.313 1.4 9 km ( 6 mi) NNE of Shasta Lake, CA
MAP 2.2 2011/08/23 19:20:26 37.911 -78.004 0.1 13 km ( 8 mi) S of Louisa, VA
MAP 1.2 2011/08/23 19:00:46 64.900 -147.369 0.3 13 km ( 8 mi) WNW of Two Rivers, AK
MAP 2.8 2011/08/23 18:46:50 37.931 -77.935 0.1 9 km ( 5 mi) SSW of Mineral, VA
MAP 2.2 2011/08/23 18:45:17 57.545 -154.166 0.6 10 km ( 7 mi) W of Larsen Bay, AK
MAP 1.8 2011/08/23 18:43:40 61.460 -149.166 27.0 10 km ( 6 mi) WSW of Knik River, AK
MAP 5.8 2011/08/23 17:51:04 37.936 -77.933 6.0 8 km ( 5 mi) SSW of Mineral, VA
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Re: 5.9 Earthquake in Virginia US.
USGS 4.5 mag after shock 7 mile S Mineral VA 1:07 8/25/11: 5 km (3.1 miles) depth. Felt by many (but not me again).
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 05jg1.html
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 05jg1.html
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Re: 5.9 Earthquake in Virginia US.
Apparently Louisa High School was structurally destroyed beyond repair (the experts think). And a bunch of houses and businesses are as well, along with none having earthquake insurance. Starting week after next (I think), the high schoolers will be going to the middle school monday, wednesday, friday...and the middle school students will be going to school tuesday, thursday, and saturday until they get enough trailers in.
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Re: 5.9 Earthquake in Virginia US.
3 cams during the quake inside the Washington Monument:
http://www.nps.gov/wamo/washington-monu ... update.htm
http://www.nps.gov/wamo/washington-monu ... update.htm
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