Earthquake Aftermath
Dealing with an Earthquake’s Aftermath
Source: cpexecutive.com
It was anything but a normal Tuesday afternoon as almost the entire East Coast felt the effects of a 5.9 earthquake. The rumble, which emanated from outside Mineral, Va., near Richmond, Va., hit at 1:51 p.m. ET, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Since 1900, earthquakes have occurred in 39 U.S. states. Minor earthquakes, for instance, struck states such as Illinois and Nevada in 2008. There has not been a major quake on the U.S. mainland, however, since the 6.7 magnitude Northridge, California, event in January 1994 — making yesterday’s event all the more surprising.
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