The Virginia Seismic Zone in the U.S. state of Virginia covers about 8,000 square kilometers (3,100 sq mi) in the Piedmont province. Earthquakes in the...

The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes...

The Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone (ETSZ), also known as the East Tennessee Seismic Zone and the Southern Appalachian Seismic Zone, is a geographic band...

connected to prominent seismic activity.[clarification needed] It is not intended to list every notable fault, but only major fault zones.[clarification needed]...

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...

The Virginia Seismic Zone has not had a history of regular earthquake activity. Earthquakes are rarely above 4.5 in magnitude, because Virginia is located...

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...

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...

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...

earthquakes. New Madrid Seismic Zone – Major seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States Wabash Valley Seismic Zone – Tectonic region in the...

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...

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...

zone to determine its resistance to stress. Researchers also planned to install long term equipment for measuring pressure, temperature and seismic activity...

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...

natural seismic events in Western Canada are located near the Cascadia and Juan de Fuca Subduction Zones. The majority of large, natural seismic events...

Baltimore, Charleston, West Virginia, and Halifax. It was the first moderate earthquake associated with the Western Quebec Seismic Zone since 20 April 2002,...

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...

structure, and seismicity of the Seattle fault zone, Washington: Evidence from aeromagnetic anomalies, geologic mapping, and seismic-reflection data"...

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...

rare Eastern-seaboard earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes Virginia. The Virginia Seismic Zone's faults ruptured, resulting in activity being felt in Washington...

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...

Using modern methods of seismic reflection and high-resolution profiling, geologists have since discovered that the Brevard Fault Zone has undergone both thrust...

(instrumentation) 2P – proved and probable reserves 3C – three components seismic acquisition (x, y, and z) 3C – Proved, probable and possible contingent...

from greater depths by volcanoes or volcanic activity, analysis of the seismic waves that pass through Earth, measurements of the gravitational and magnetic...

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...

Retrieved March 22, 2024. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (December 7, 2006). "Mount Rainier Seismicity Information". Archived from the original on...

Since ancient times, the notion that weather can somehow foreshadow coming seismic activity has been the topic of much discussion and debate. Geologist Russell...

(80 km) or more off the coast of Virginia, to take place in 2011. Five companies applied to the MMS to conduct seismic exploration surveys off the U.S...

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...

River – River of central India in a rift valley New Madrid Seismic Zone – Major seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States Newark Basin –...