[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 8/23/2011 3:05:04 PM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
304 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...NORTHERN VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE...

AT APPROXIMATELY 151 PM A 5.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE WAS RECORDED IN
NORTHERN VIRGINIA. THE USGS PRELIMINARY REPORTS HAD THE EPICENTER
PLACED 27 MILES EAST OF CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA. BASED ON
THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS THE QUAKE TRAVELED ONLY FOR 48 SECONDS
BEFORE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA. THE SHAKING
LASTED ABOUT 45 SECONDS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE PLEASE GO TO THE UNITED
STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WEBSITE AT, WWW.USGS.GOV. 

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