Nuclear Plants
From: “Once-a-century earthquake rattles East Coast”, Reuters, Lily Kuo and Malathi Nayak Nuclear safety fears grew when one of four emergency diesel generators at the North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia stopped working due to the quake. But the plant’s safety systems remained powered by three operating generators, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said. The plant was […]
Transportation
From: “Earthquake reported along the East Coast”, Washington Post [DC] Metro spokesman Dan Stessel said Metro trains were limited to running only 15 miles per hour after the earthquake shook the area. Riders should expect significant delays throughout the evening. The speed restrictions are expected to stay in place for “several hours” and will “likely affect […]
Schools
From: “Earthquake damage in D.C. will take time to assess”, Washington Post, Christian Davenport and Susan Svrluga In Fairfax County, principals at 74 schools reported some earthquake damage, spokesman Paul Regnier said. Each school was being inspected to determine whether repairs are needed. Fairfax students do not return to classes until after Labor Day. From: “6 students, 1 […]
Building Damage
From: “5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes East Coast”, New York Times, Katharine Q. Seelye In Mineral, Va., a town about of about 500 people located four miles from the quake’s center, residents reported extensive damage to items inside homes. China shattered and pictures fell off walls. From: “5.8 quake hits Va.; Felt along U.S. East Coast” , AP At Reagan National Airport […]
Utilities
From: “Gas leak downtown causes evacuations”, Fredericksburg.com Two gas leaks that caused evacuations downtown yesterday were located and repaired early this morning by crews from Columbia Gas. Ruptures in the 8″ cast iron underground natural gas line were discovered near William St at Prince Edward St and near Amelia St at Prince Edward St. The repairs were […]
Geophysical Study of the Earth’s Crust in Central Virginia (1988)
Read the Article: A geophysical study pf the earth’s crust in Central Virginia: Implications for Appalachian crustal structure (1.56 MB PDF)
Emergency Management
From: “5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes East Coast”, New York Times, Katharine Q. Seelye Fire alarms sounded throughout the downtown business district in Washington on an otherwise bright and sunny afternoon. Pennsylvania Avenue, from Capitol Hill to the White House, was filled with evacuated workers and tourists on Tuesday afternoon. There was no panic — or obvious reason to — […]
NRC to North Anna Nuclear Power Station
Read the 2-page Report: NRC to North Anna Nuclear Power Station (0.087 MB PDF)
Damage to Fire Station & Gilboa Church
Figure 1. Fire Station Damage –201 1st Street, Mineral, VA The fire fighters described a ripple in the floor during the earthquake. The fire station was built in three parts. The back part was built in 1975, the middle part was 1950’s and the front part with the main truck bay was building in […]
Preliminary Field Report by Matt Eatherton
Notes on people’s responses and reactions The earthquake was on Tuesday, by Wednesday, the Louisa County offices had about 200 reports of damaged buildings. The Louisa EOC and building inspection department inspected many of those buildings on Wednesday. A hotline was set up (managed by the Louisa County EOC) on Tuesday evening and was advertised […]