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Magnitude 5.9 - VIRGINIA 2011 August 23 17:51:03 UTC
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Earthquake Details * This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. _Magnitude_ (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#magnitude) 5.9 _Date-Time_ (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#date) * Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 17:51:03 UTC * Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 01:51:03 PM at epicenter _Location_ (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#location) 37.975°N, 77.969°W _Depth_ (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#depth) 1 km (~0.6 mile) (poorly constrained) _Region_ (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#region) VIRGINIA _Distances_ (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#distances) 45 km (27 miles) E of Charlottesville, Virginia 55 km (34 miles) SW of Fredericksburg, Virginia 64 km (39 miles) NW of RICHMOND, Virginia 82 km (50 miles) NNE of Farmville, Virginia _Location Uncertainty_ (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#uncertainty) horizontal +/- 10.9 km (6.8 miles); depth +/- 7.4 km (4.6 miles) _Parameters_ (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#parameters) NST=390, Nph=390, Dmin=57.9 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 _Source_ (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#source) * Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) _Event ID_ (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#eventid) usc0005ild