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Earthquake in Maryland on Friday, July 16, 2010
Two earthquakes were felt in central Maryland on July 16, 2010. The first quake occurred at 05:04:47 EST (magnitude Ml=3.6) and the aftershock at 05:16:07 EST ( Magnitude Mc=2.0). For more information please see http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/LCSN/recenteqs/Maps/77-39.html and http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/38.40.-78.-76.php. If you felt these earthquakes and would like to report your experience, please visit http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/. |
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A 5.0 magnitude earthquake occurred on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 01:41 PM, near the Ontario-Quebec border region in Canada. The epicenter was 33 miles north-northeast from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 11.2 miles below the surface. The quake was felt in Maryland around 1:43 PM.
A record of the quake can be seen at http://www.mgs.md.gov/seismics/helicorder.php. For more information please refer to the US Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/.
If you felt this earthquake please report it to http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/us/2010xwa7/us/index.html. |
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