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Zojuist in Virginia, 5.8 en gevoeld in DC, NY en Ohio
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Pentagon en Capitool ontruimd na aardbevingWASHINGTON - Het gebouw van het Amerikaanse ministerie van Defensie, het Pentagon, en de zetel van het parlement, het Capitool, in Washington zijn dinsdag ontruimd na een aardbeving.
Het epicentrum van de beving, die een kracht had van 6,0 op de schaal van Richter, lag in de zuidelijker gelegen staat Virginia, meldden geologen.
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The last "big one" in Virginia (about a 5.8 on the Richter scale) was on May 31, 1897, in Pearisburg, the county seat of Giles County.
Eerder vandaag al een 5.3 in Colorado, de zwaarste daar in 40 jaar tijd
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Colorado hit by 5.3 quakeThe largest earthquake to strike Colorado in almost 40 years has shaken hundreds of people near the New Mexico border.
The National Earthquake Information Centre in Golden, Colorado, said a magnitude 5.3 earthquake was recorded at about 11.46pm last night, about 14.5km south-west of Trinidad, Colorado, and about 290km south of Denver.
It followed two smaller quakes in the area earlier in the day.
US Geological Service geophysicist Amy Vaughn said the quake was the largest in Colorado since a magnitude 5.7 was recorded in 1973. That quake was centred in the north-western part of the state - about 80km north of Grand Junction.
A Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher said a few homes had been damaged in today’s quake and deputies were investigating reports of rockslides along a highway.
Links - Zie ookAardbevingen #11Pentagon en Capitool ontruimd na aardbevingBizar...twee zeer ongewone aardbevingen binnen 24 uur in de VS
[ Bericht 29% gewijzigd door Frutsel op 23-08-2011 20:29:35 ]