Earthquake Details
• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
5.9
Date-Time
• Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 17:51:03 UTC
• Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 01:51:03 PM at epicenter
Location
37.975°N, 77.969°W
Depth
1 km (~0.6 mile) (poorly constrained)
Region
VIRGINIA
Distances
• 6 km (4 miles) SSE (152°) from Louisa, VA
• 6 km (4 miles) SW (236°) from Mineral, VA
• 26 km (16 miles) SE (133°) from Gordonsville, VA
• 32 km (20 miles) E (79°) from Lake Monticello, VA
• 66 km (41 miles) NW (318°) from Richmond, VA
• 134 km (83 miles) SW (219°) from Washington, DC
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 10.9 km (6.8 miles); depth +/- 7.4 km (4.6 miles)
Parameters
NST=390, Nph=390, Dmin=57.9 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source
• Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0005ild
All of the sudden I really, really don't like my desk being under a 1928 R62 motorcycle suspended from the ceiling. It was moving a ton during the quake.
Never felt it here but man the radio is buzzing with people all over our area feeling it. But then again I am so used to explosive blasts and trains running within 150 yards of the house. Hope no one got hurt in the VA area.