2011 Virginia earthquake

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2011 Virginia earthquake
2011 Virginia earthquake (Virginia)
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Coordinates 37 ° 52 '30 "  N , 77 ° 54' 29"  W Coordinates: 37 ° 52 '30 "  N , 77 ° 54' 29"  W.
date 23 August 2011
Time 17:51:03
Magnitude 5.8  M W
depth 6 km
epicenter Mineral (Virginia)
(14 km southwest of Richmond
141 km southwest of Washington, DC )
country United States,
Canada
Affected places

Northeastern United States and part of Canada

Tsunami No
dead no
Injured no
damage 100 million US dollars


Map of the US Geological Survey on the earthquake

The 2011 Virginia earthquake occured on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 5:51 pm UTC (1:51 pm local time ). The quake lasted about 30 seconds. The epicenter was about 140 km southwest of Washington, DC and 60 km northwest of Richmond . The strength of the earthquake was measured by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) as 5.8 M w on the moment magnitude scale . The quake was measured at a depth of 6 km (3.7 mi ). The earthquake was felt as far as Canada .

It was the strongest quake in Virginia since the earthquake of May 5, 1897 in Giles County , at 5.8 MW or 5.9 MW on the moment magnitude scale .

Aftershocks

Eight aftershocks followed the actual earthquake. The first three occurred within 12 hours of the main quake and were measured to be 2.8 MW , 2.2 MW and 4.2 MW on the moment magnitude scale . Another 2.5 M w aftershock occurred shortly after midnight on August 25. At 1:08 am local time on August 25, the strongest of the eight aftershocks occurred with a magnitude of 4.5 M w that woke the populations of West Virginia and Washington, DC

Effects

United States

Earthquakes are very rare on the east coast of the United States, which is why many buildings in the region are not earthquake-proof . Minor to major damage to buildings was widespread.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency spread with a one hour delay, a leaflet: "What to do in an earthquake?" This suggests, "Stay, you are so sure how to do it, keep in mind that some earthquakes in truth only Vorbeben and a. larger earthquake could follow. Reduce your movement to a few steps to the nearest safe place. " Once inside, it suggests, "Get down on the floor, crawl under a sturdy table or other piece of furniture, and stay there until the shaking stops."

In the Central Atlantic states , the cellular network of the network operators AT&T and Verizon Wireless was briefly overloaded.

Virginia

The North Anna Nuclear Power Plant in Louisa County had to shut down. According to the Atomic Energy Agency , no damage was found.

Initial reports indicate that there was major damage to homes since the epicenter was in Virginia. Two houses collapsed in Mineral. The roof of the City Hall is badly damaged. All schools were closed on Wednesday, August 24th, after damage to the main Louisa County High School building. All schools in Culpeper County and Spotsylvania Counties were also closed . In Culpeper , St. Stephen's Episcopal Church , built in 1821, is partially in danger of collapsing. In the city of Fredericksburg , a gas pipeline ruptured , causing houses within two blocks to be evacuated.

The Pentagon during the evacuation

Washington Dulles International Airport and Washington-Ronald-Reagan-National Airport were temporarily closed in the Washington suburbs in Virginia . The staff of the Defense Ministry were asked to leave the building immediately; after 15 minutes they could return to their workplaces. There was damage to the Pentagon .

Washington, DC

Various buildings in Washington, DC were briefly evacuated, including the Capitol and the White House .

The earthquake collapsed three of the four spiers of the main tower of Washington National Cathedral . The main tower appears to be leaning due to the quake. Cracks formed in the upper part of the Washington Monument , according to CNN , and it remained closed until May 2014. The Jefferson Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial were also temporarily closed. A wall collapsed in a BB&T Investment Bank branch on Pennsylvania Avenue. There was also damage to the Smithsonian Castle . There were power outages in some parts of Washington, and the cellular network had intermittently collapsed.

The Ecuadorian Embassy also reported damage, three broken chimneys and cracks on the interior walls. Only minor other damage was reported.

new York

People gather outside 40 Wall Street in New York City after the earthquake.

In the state of New York , the Amtrak trains arriving and departing from Pennsylvania Station arrived at their destinations with delays.

In New York City , Mayor Michael Bloomberg informed the population in a press conference about the events. Among other things, the town hall , the police headquarters and some high-rise buildings had to be evacuated. The John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport had to be temporarily suspended. The AirTrain JFK rail-bound mass transit system , which connects the airport to the New York City Subway , has been temporarily closed to check for damage. About property or personal injury are no reports, although the New York population within half an hour 6900 times the emergency 911 called, but these are more concerned about making the then impending Hurricane Irene .

New England region

The earthquake was in much of the six New England - states to feel, except in northern Maine .

In New Haven , the New Haven Open at Yale 2011 women's tennis tournament was suspended for two hours. The stadium was evacuated while the fire department was checking it for damage. The earthquake started during the third set of a match between Serbian Jelena Janković and Russian Jelena Sergejewna Wesnina . No damage or injuries were reported.

In the state of Massachusetts , the United States District Court in South Boston was evacuated and the University of Massachusetts Boston closed at short notice. No damage has been reported at Logan International Airport and most of the buildings have not been evacuated.

Canada

The earthquake was also noticeable in Canada, mostly in southern Ontario , and partly in Québec and the maritime provinces . A few buildings in Toronto have been evacuated, and precautionary measures have been taken in Greater Sudbury and Windsor .

Internet & social media

The United States Geological Survey received for their citizen science project “Did you feel it?” (In German: “Did you feel it?”) About 60,000 letters in the first two hours after the earthquake, within 24 hours the number of letters rose to over 100,000.

According to the Washington Post , the English language Wikipedia devoted an article to this earthquake at 2:03 am local time , 12 minutes after the event. The earthquake was mentioned before in two Wikipedia articles.

Tweets about the earthquake (green) on a map of the US east coast

On Facebook , the word "earthquake" appeared in the status messages of 3 million users within four minutes of the earthquake. Twitter users sent up to 5,500 messages (tweets) per second, this amount of messages is comparable to the time at which Operation Neptune's Spear was completed, about the same amount of tweets sent per second was the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011 .

On the west coast of the United States , there was loud gossip on social media . A 50-year-old posted the following message on Facebook , which quickly went around the world and landed in the media:

“Really all this excitement over a 5.8 quake ??? Come on East Coast, we have those for breakfast out here !!!! ”

“All the excitement about a 5.8 magnitude quake ??? Come on, east coast, we have something like that for breakfast here !!! "

- Dennis Miller

photos

  • Pictures from the earthquake

  • Evacuation of a building in Philadelphia

  • Crashed parts of the wall of the Ecuadorian Embassy in Washington, DC

  • Damage in an office

  • Cracks on the Washington Monument

  • Surveillance video from the Washington Monument during the earthquake

Web links

Commons : Earthquake in Virginia 2011  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
 Wikinews: Surprising Earthquake on the East Coast of the United States  - News

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Magnitude 5.9 - Virginia. United States Geological Survey , archived from the original on August 24, 2011 ; Retrieved August 23, 2011 .
  2. ↑ a b Rebbecca Anderson: Earthquake ... in Virginia? The Huffington Post , accessed August 26, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Earthquake Aftermath: National Landmarks Damaged. ABC News , accessed August 26, 2011 .
  4. ↑ a b c Minutes: Strong earthquake shocks the US east coast. Spiegel Online , accessed August 23, 2011 .
  5. ^ Largest Earthquakes by State. (No longer available online.) United States Geological Survey, archived from the original on Aug. 24, 2011 ; Retrieved August 26, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / earthquake.usgs.gov
  6. ↑ Virginia's Largest Earthquakes. (No longer available online.) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Faculty of Earth Sciences, archived from the original on July 20, 2011 ; Retrieved August 26, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.geol.vt.edu
  7. ↑ Historic Earthquakes. (No longer available online.) United States Geological Survey, archived from the original on Aug. 24, 2011 ; Retrieved August 26, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / earthquake.usgs.gov
  8. ↑ Magnitude 2.8 - Virginia. (No longer available online.) United States Geological Survey, formerly the original ; Retrieved August 26, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / earthquake.usgs.gov  
  9. ↑ Magnitude 2.2 - Virginia. (No longer available online.) United States Geological Survey, formerly the original ; Retrieved August 26, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / earthquake.usgs.gov  
  10. ↑ Magnitude 4.2 - Virginia. (No longer available online.) United States Geological Survey, formerly the original ; Retrieved August 26, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / earthquake.usgs.gov  
  11. ↑ Magnitude 2.5 - Virginia. (No longer available online.) United States Geological Survey, formerly the original ; Retrieved August 26, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / earthquake.usgs.gov  
  12. ↑ Magnitude 4.5 - Virginia. (No longer available online.) United States Geological Survey, formerly the original ; Retrieved August 26, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / earthquake.usgs.gov  
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  16. ^ NRC Monitoring Alert at North Anna Following Virginia Earthquake. (PDF) Nuclear Regulatory Commission , accessed August 24, 2011 .
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  28. ^ Washington Monument, Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials Temporarily Closed. National Park Service , accessed August 25, 2011 .
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  41. ↑ Virginia earthquake's tremors felt far and wide. CBC / Radio Canada, accessed August 26, 2011 .
  42. ↑ Responses vs. Time. (Graphic, JPEG) Plot of total number of responses since the event. United States Geological Survey, archived from the original on September 6, 2011 ; Retrieved August 26, 2011 .
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  44. ^ Minutes after Virginia earthquake, it was on Wikipedia. The Washington Post, accessed August 26, 2011 .
  45. ^ Facebook, Twitter report record earthquake messages. The Washington Post, accessed August 26, 2011 .
  46. ^ Post Quake, West Coast Teases East On Social Networks. CBS San Francisco, accessed August 24, 2011 .
  47. ↑ The West scoffs at the East Coasters. 20 minutes, accessed August 24, 2011 .