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

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

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

4. 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.

5. Natural Disasters
HAZARDS
POPULATION
NATURAL DISASTERS

6. HAZARDS
POPULATION