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Earthquake Felt In Monmouth County

A rare east coast earthquake struck this afternoon.  Conflicting news reports  say the epicenter was in Washington, DC, Virginia, and North Carolina.

There are reports that the quake has been experienced in New York, Boston and Cleveland

One MMM reader from Highlands reported her home shaking for over 30 seconds at 1:55 PM

If you have something to report about the earthquake, please do so in the comments.

From USGS:

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 5.8
Date-Time
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
Posted: August 23rd, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: | 8 Comments »