5.8 Mineral, VA earthquake 8/23/11

By DAN ROBINSON Editor/Photographer

This earthquake was felt across a wide swath of the Mid-Atlantic, Appalachians and Northeast, including all of Virginia and West Virginia, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Virginia Beach and Raleigh. The quake was widely felt in my hometown of Charleston, WV, where I was to be traveling to tomorrow evening (missed this event by a day). The epicenter was in Mineral, VA, near I-64 between Richmond and Charlottesville.

Some relevant links:

USGS record page:
5.8 Mineral, VA earthquake

If you felt this quake, report it here:
USGS earthquake reporting page

Youtube videos (* means language warning!):

• Vienna, VA
• Burtonsville, MD
• Chantilly, VA *
• Washington DC
• Philadelphia
• Montgomery County, OH