The Virginia seismic zones in the U.S. state of Virginia include the Giles County seismic zone and the Central Virginia seismic zone. Earthquakes in the...
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The Eastern Tennessee seismic zone (ETSZ), also known as the East Tennessee seismic zone and the Southern Appalachian seismic zone, is a geographic band...
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The New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid fault line (or fault zone or fault system), is a major seismic zone and a prolific...
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corner of Virginia, south of the Allegheny Plateau. In this region, rivers flow northwest into the Ohio River basin. The Virginia Seismic Zone has not had...
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occurred in the Virginia Seismic Zone, located in the Piedmont region. The Virginia Piedmont area was formed originally as part of a zone of repeated continental...
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North Anna Nuclear Generating Station (category Louisa, Virginia)
two distinct seismic zones are located in Virginia. The Central Virginia Seismic Zone and the Giles County Seismic Zone. Both of these zones produce recurrent...
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connected to prominent seismic activity.[clarification needed] It is not intended to list every notable fault, but only major fault zones.[clarification needed]...
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Seismicity of the New York City area is relatively low. New York is less seismically active than California because it is far from any plate boundaries...
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Induced seismicity is typically earthquakes and tremors that are caused by human activity that alters the stresses and strains on Earth's crust. Most induced...
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earthquakes. New Madrid seismic zone – Major seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States Wabash Valley seismic zone – Tectonic region in the...
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as of 2006[update]. Virginia has a low risk of earthquakes, especially in the northern part of the state. The Virginia seismic zone has not had a history...
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Flinn-Engdahl regionalization (category Seismic zones)
Flinn-Engdahl regions (or F-E regions) comprise a set of contiguous seismic zones which cover the Earth's surface. In seismology, they are the standard...
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Alpine Fault (category Seismic zones of New Zealand)
zone to determine its resistance to stress. Researchers also planned to install long term equipment for measuring pressure, temperature and seismic activity...
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Kentucky. This broad, multistate zone of intraplate seismicity lay just to the north of the New Madrid seismic zone and comprises both strike-slip and...
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floes Pressure ridge (lava), in a lava flow Pressure ridge (seismic), in a fault zone In a seismic context, a pressure ridge can range in size from a few-metres-long...
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natural seismic events in Western Canada are located near the Cascadia and Juan de Fuca Subduction Zones. The majority of large, natural seismic events...
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from greater depths by volcanoes or volcanic activity, analysis of the seismic waves that pass through Earth, measurements of the gravitational and magnetic...
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atmospheric water as a triggering factor for earthquakes in the central Virginia seismic zone". Natural Hazards. 71: 135–150. doi:10.1007/s11069-013-0902-9. S2CID 129837014...
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rare Eastern-seaboard earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes Virginia. The Virginia Seismic Zone's faults ruptured, resulting in activity being felt in Washington...
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focal depth. The focal depth can be calculated from measurements based on seismic wave phenomena. As with all wave phenomena in physics, there is uncertainty...
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Brevard Fault (category Seismic faults of the United States)
Using modern methods of seismic reflection and high-resolution profiling, geologists have since discovered that the Brevard Fault Zone has undergone both thrust...
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portal Television portal Blueprint for Disaster Seconds From Disaster Seismic Seconds Survival in the Sky, known as Black Box in the UK Why Planes Crash...
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likely originating in the Wabash Valley seismic zone on the Illinois–Indiana border or the New Madrid fault zone. The first recorded earthquake in Illinois...
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Baltimore, Charleston, West Virginia, and Halifax. It was the first moderate earthquake associated with the Western Quebec Seismic Zone since 20 April 2002,...
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intensity of VII (Very strong). The event took place in the Western Quebec seismic zone in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The earthquake was a result...
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Earthquake weather (category Earthquake and seismic risk mitigation)
Since ancient times, the notion that weather can somehow foreshadow coming seismic activity has been the topic of much discussion and debate. Geologist Russell...
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Puget Sound faults (category Seismic faults of Washington (state))
structure, and seismicity of the Seattle fault zone, Washington: Evidence from aeromagnetic anomalies, geologic mapping, and seismic-reflection data"...
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conservative Republicans who are skeptical of such measures. What happened was a seismic religious and political shift in opposition to abortion that has not occurred...
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Surry Nuclear Power Plant (category Buildings and structures in Surry County, Virginia)
Station is a nuclear power plant located in Surry County in southeastern Virginia, in the South Atlantic United States. The power station lies on an 840-acre...
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of seismic activity, the monitoring of which was the primary and often only warning mechanism in the past and which remains viable today. Seismic stations...
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