New york city earthquake 2011. Cameras capture panic swaying buildings as 58 earthquake rattles east coast cracks washington monument. More recently the 2011 virginia earthquake a 58 magnitude quake centered in northern virginia that occurred on august 23 2011 was felt by the occupants of some buildings in manhattan more than 200 miles north of the quakes epicenter and caused minor physical building damage in brooklyn. August 23 2011 210 pmaugust 23 2011 210 pm.
The shaking from this earthquake was felt as far west as toledo ohio and as far east as penobscot bay maine. The associated press is. This earthquake caused scattered incidents of cracked chimneys and plaster broken windows and objects thrown from shelves throughout new york city and surrounding towns in new york and new jersey.
Geological survey reported that a magnitude 59 earthquake hit at 151 pm. By the new york times. And moving all up the east coast as far as boston.
An earthquake centered 340 miles south of new york sent thousands of people running out of swaying office buildings across the city tuesday and briefly grounded flights. For more on this story click here. It was the first major.
The earthquake along with a magnitude 58 quake on the border of new york and ontario in 1944 is the largest to have occurred in the us. Published on aug 24 2011. East of the rocky mountains since an 1897 quake centered in giles county in western virginia whose magnitude has been estimated as 58 or 59.