The Virginia Quake A magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook parts of the mid-Atlantic U.S. and New England Tuesday, Aug 23.

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The Virginia Quake A magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook parts of the mid-Atlantic U.S. and New England Tuesday, Aug 23.

Some smaller fault lines run along the Appalachian Mopuntains WORLD FAULT LINES Some smaller fault lines run along the Appalachian Mopuntains

US EARTHQUAKE HAZARD ZONES Notice that little pocket of higher hazard risk…

VIRGINIA QUAKE 8/23/11 Situation: 40 miles Northwest of Richmond, 100 miles to the southwest of Washington DC "A magnitude 5.5 eastern U.S. earthquake usually can be felt as far as 500 kilometers [300 miles] from where it occurred, and sometimes causes damage as far away as 40 kilometers [25 miles]," according to the USGS.

Natural Disasters HAZARDS POPULATION NATURAL DISASTERS

HAZARDS POPULATION