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Earthquake in the Northeastern U.S.

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Magnitude 5.8 - VIRGINIA

2011 August 23 17:51:04 UTC

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	5.8
Date-Time	Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 17:51:04 UTC Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 01:51:04 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	37.944°N, 77.942°W
Depth	6 km (3.7 miles)
Region	VIRGINIA
Distances	45 km (27 miles) E of Charlottesville, Virginia 55 km (34 miles) SW of Fredericksburg, Virginia 64 km (39 miles) NW of RICHMOND, Virginia 82 km (50 miles) NNE of Farmville, Virginia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 9.7 km (6.0 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Parameters	NST=564, Nph=564, Dmin=54.5 km, Rmss=1.11 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=8
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0005ild

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Earthquake in the Northeastern U.S.

On August 23, 2011, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck Virginia at 1:51 p.m. ET. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the quake was shallow (just 3.7 miles deep) and was located 88 miles southwest of the District of Columbia and 58 miles northwest of Richmond, Virginia.

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