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The largest earthquake in the history of Virginia shook the area Tuesday afternoon.
The earthquake struck between Richmond and Charlottesville VA, near Mineral, Virginia, 37875 ° N, 77 ° 908 W at a depth of 3.7 km. The earthquake only in Virginia on Tuesday the game was in Giles County in 1897. Both had a magnitude of 5.9, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Witnesses reported feeling tremors throughout Charlottesville VA and as far away as Canada, Ohio and Georgia.
Although there were no casualties in Blacksburg, other parts of the state was not so lucky.
No significant damage was done to Louisa County Public Schools, all six closed until Sept. 6, according to its website. Six students and one employee was injured.
"My helmet came down, I was shaking, and a friend of mine almost fell from the roof - his face was priceless," said Harney, Morgan, 2011 graduate of Virginia Tech, who worked in Richmond.
Harney said the quake lasted about 90 seconds while on a roof.
Paegle Julia, a freshman at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, said he felt the building was stirred for about 20 seconds.
Other parts of the neighborhood has seen more damage. Part of the tower of the National Cathedral fell and severely damaged, and some tiles fell Reagan National Airport. Damage was reported in other small property in the Washington area, according to U.S. Capitol Police. Firefighters are also investigating large cracks in the Embassy of Ecuador, and Bell Multicultural School.
Although most people do not connect earthquakes Atlantic, tremor, and less moderate rocked the region since the 18th century, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake was moderate from 4.8 last held 9 December 2003.
Experts say it is normal for an earthquake of this magnitude seemed a great extent on the ground.
The earthquake struck between Richmond and Charlottesville VA, near Mineral, Virginia, 37875 ° N, 77 ° 908 W at a depth of 3.7 km. The earthquake only in Virginia on Tuesday the game was in Giles County in 1897. Both had a magnitude of 5.9, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Witnesses reported feeling tremors throughout Charlottesville VA and as far away as Canada, Ohio and Georgia.
Although there were no casualties in Blacksburg, other parts of the state was not so lucky.
No significant damage was done to Louisa County Public Schools, all six closed until Sept. 6, according to its website. Six students and one employee was injured.
"My helmet came down, I was shaking, and a friend of mine almost fell from the roof - his face was priceless," said Harney, Morgan, 2011 graduate of Virginia Tech, who worked in Richmond.
Harney said the quake lasted about 90 seconds while on a roof.
Paegle Julia, a freshman at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, said he felt the building was stirred for about 20 seconds.
Other parts of the neighborhood has seen more damage. Part of the tower of the National Cathedral fell and severely damaged, and some tiles fell Reagan National Airport. Damage was reported in other small property in the Washington area, according to U.S. Capitol Police. Firefighters are also investigating large cracks in the Embassy of Ecuador, and Bell Multicultural School.
Although most people do not connect earthquakes Atlantic, tremor, and less moderate rocked the region since the 18th century, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake was moderate from 4.8 last held 9 December 2003.
Experts say it is normal for an earthquake of this magnitude seemed a great extent on the ground.
