Staten Island's shaky past — a look at recent earthquakes
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Dutton went on to say that even though the state of Colorado has experienced several earthquakes similar to Monday's size in recent decades — a magnitude 5.3 near Denver in 1967 and a magnitude 5.7 in the state's northwest corner in 1973 — both of Mention the word “earthquake” and locals here in this coastal [...]
Read MoreWashington Monument inspected for earthquake damage
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The Washington Monument is now leaning (picture/photo/video) after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake, epicentered in Mineral, Virginia, hit the East Coast. The quake, which was reportedly felt from Toronto down to North Carolina, Washington Monument Tilting Due to D.C. Earthquake. August 23, 2011 by POPEYE Filed under Featured Stories, US News · Leave a Comment. (08-23-2011). [...]
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National News from AP Virginia News from AP Tuesday is the deadline for Independent candidates to have all the necessary forms in place to be on the ballot this November. Charlottesville City Council candidate Andrew Williams turned in his last form to The epicenter of the Virginia earthquake was in Mineral, VA which is east [...]
Read MoreNY gets tremors but no damage from quake in Va
Wall Street
August 23, 2011 Richmond Re-examines its Confederate Past Southern capital of the confederacy marks Civil War anniversary Susan Logue | Richmond, Virginia As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, many Americans An earthquake originating in Virginia shook buildings as far north as Maine just before 2:00 pm [...]
Read More5.9 earthquake rocks Virginia, East Coast
Richmond Tim
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, DC, and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing. Manufacturing activity in the Richmond, Virginia region fell in August. KEY POINTS: * The Commerce Department said on Tuesday [...]
Read MoreKatie Couric's new show title has familiar ring
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ABC News' Jake Tapper reports: In an interview to air on THIS WEEK Sunday, former Utah Governor and US Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman came out swinging against his rivals for the Republican presidential Next month ABC will premiere Pan Am, an exciting new period drama set at 30000 feet. By Terence Confino One of [...]
Read MoreEarthquake map shows epicenter in central Virginia
The Star-Led
In the aftermath of Fukushima, Climate Central's David Kroodsma put together an interactive map of the earthquake risk to US nuclear plants. Today's quake is the perfect time to repost it. This clickable map shows the 104 active nuclear reactors in the Date-Time. Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 05:46:19 UTC; Monday, August 22, 2011 at [...]
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