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a colored shakemap from the M5.8 Virginia Earthquake depicts the shake range and epicenter of the earthquake

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A Guide to Earthquake Lesson Plans

August 2011

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On August 23, 2011 a 5.8 earthquake emanated from the little-known Central Virginia Seismic Zone. The epicenter was near Mineral, VA, but the tremor shook homes, schools, and office buildings in Washington, DC and beyond. In this brief video, Smithsonian e

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Demonstrating an Earthquake's Seismic Waves

August 2011

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