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Did you feel it? 4.3 magnitude quake strikes eastern Kentucky
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Kentucky Saturday afternoon around 12:08 p.m. The epicenter was close to Whitesburg, Kentucky. It was a shallow, light earthquake occuring o.7 miles under the mountains. According to the United States...
Tags: Natural Disasters, U.S. Geological Survey
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Another earthquake hits Mineral, Virginia
WDBJ 7 Anchor/ReporterA minor earthquake hit Louisa County, Virginia while most of us were sleeping. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 2.4 magnitude earthquake occurred around 12:43 a.m. Tuesday. The epicenter was six miles southeast of Mineral. The region has...Tags: Louisa County, Natural Disasters, U.S. Geological Survey
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Saturday's earthquake in Tazewell manmade?
One thing we often do as human beings is assume than all things are created equal, when in reality we know they are not. I did that this weekend with a small earthquake that occurred north of Richlands near Tazewell county in southwest Virginia. The quake...Tags: Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Natural Disasters, Natural Gas
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Virginia saw many natural disasters in 2011, emergency officials want you to be prepared in 2012
NEWS7 Associate ProducerAre you prepared for disaster? State emergency officials are renewing their efforts to get you ready for anything that could come our way. Virginia saw almost everything in 2011. We didn't see much snow here in southwest Virginia. But folks in...Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricane Irene (2011), First Aid, Disasters and Accidents, Earthquakes
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UPDATE: Aftershocks felt after 5.8 earthquake hits southwest and central Virginia; Quake felt up and down the east coast
Updated 8:20 p.m.
We've been getting reports of aftershocks from Tuesday afternoon's earthquake that affected much of the east coast.
The U.S.G.S. says the latest aftershock happened a little after 8:00 and had a 4.2 magnitude.
Aftershocks are often...Tags: Science, Disasters, Energy Resources, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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Gov. McDonnell declares state of emergency for quake
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Gov. Bob. McDonnell has declared a state of emergency for areas affected by Tuesday's earthquake.
McDonnell said Friday in a news release that damage from the 5.8 magnitude earthquake appears to be greater than initial reports. He...Tags: Disasters, Louisa County, Culpeper County, Government, Natural Disasters
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Local musician writes song for the victims of Japanese earthquake/tsunami
ReporterAfter seeing the images of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on TV, a musician in Galax was inspired to help. Tremayne Blair is just starting his musical career, but he's already planning to donate some of the money he makes on his first single to the...Tags: Music Industry, Disasters, Relief and Aid Organizations, Charity, Social Issues
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Earthquake detected in New River Valley
MeteorologistAn earthquake was detected in the New River Valley early Monday morning. The magnitude 2.5 quake was centered about 2 miles from Pulaski, according to the U. S. Geological Survey. The quake happened just before 3:30 a.m. Anna McDaniel called NEWS7...Tags: Virginia, Disasters, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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Virginia relief organizations gear up to help in Japan
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefMany groups in our region are getting resources together to help earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan. Appomattox County-based Gleaning for the World is boxing up medical supplies. Getting those boxes to Japan could take a month, since many ports...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Disasters, Natural Disasters, Tsunamis, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Japan earthquake registers locally
The energy from the earthquake in Japan registered in our area.
A seismograph at Washington and Lee University in Lexington picked up the activity.
That is not uncommon.
Seismographs are designed to record waves below the earth, no matter how far...Tags: Disasters, Japan, Natural Disasters, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Tsunamis
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UPDATED: Minor earthquake shakes Washington, DC area
ProducerWASHINGTON (AP) -- The DC area was shaken by a minor earthquake early Friday. The quake hit at 5:04 a.m. EDT and had a magnitude of 3.6. The quake was centered in the Rockville, Md., area said Randy Baldwin, a physicist with U.S. Geological Survey's...Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Chiropractors, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Washington, DC
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Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tokyo Electric Power Co's two nuclear plants in Fukushima reported no...Tags: Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Nuclear Power, Japan, Tokyo (Japan), Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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