Saturday's earthquake was one of largest of the 10 that have been reported in the Baltimore area since 1950, Reeves said. Featured Events are paid listings by users and receive priority placement on Patch, on our social pages and in our daily newsletters. The state averages less than 1 earthquake per year. An earthquake shook Southern Maryland at approximately 1:51 p.m. today. Featured Classifieds are paid posts promoted by Patch community members. The 2.2 magnitude earthquake occurred after 10 p.m. Saturday near Crownsville, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. To those near Crownsville, Reeves said the quake would have produced "a little shaking." Number of earthquakes vs time: Past 24 hrs: Past 30 days: Past 90 days: Magnitude … To promote your local classified on Patch, create an account and start posting The latest Bel Air news delivered to your inbox every morning. In July 2010, an earthquake centered in Montgomery County was recorded at a magnitude of 3.6. There were no reports of deaths or serious injuries but the National Cathedral and Washington Monument were damaged.
Prior to that, Maryland's strongest earthquake on record was a 3.1 magnitude in 1978 near Hancock in Washington County. / Depth: Nearest volcano (distance) Location: Map: Source: No recent earthquakes in our database: Earthquake statistics. Earthquake Rattles States Along East Coast - Bel Air, MD - Did you feel the earthquake in Maryland or elsewhere? The quake occurred at 4:47 p.m. about 6 miles northeast of Dover, Delaware, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).The initial report was for a 4.4-magnitude quake but the USGS has since scaled it back to 4.1.
A small earthquake rattles parts of Maryland Saturday night and dozens of residents say they felt the earth move! About 165 people reported the quake as far away as Windsor Mill and Dunkirk with many feeling the tremor in Bowie, Severna Park, Pasadena and Edgewater.
We have confirmed that homes shook and swayed in Callaway, Great Mills, and Lexington Park for several seconds (various witnesses report times ranging from 3 to 15 seconds). Zachary Reeves, geophysicist with the agency, said the quake was centered in Anne Arundel County, about a mile and a half west of Crownsville.
Nov 09, 2012 at 10:42 PM . There are 17 earthquake incidents in Maryland on record since 1931. DOVER, DE — An earthquake hit Delaware Thursday evening with tremors rattling residents from the Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast. The tremor shook homes and rattled windows, but no emergency calls were made related to the event, according to Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokesman Captain Russ Davies said. In July 2010, an earthquake centered in Montgomery County was recorded at a magnitude of 3.6. Updated: Wed, 29 Jul 05:55 UTC (GMT) Time: Mag. Maryland’s sensors are part of a larger network of regional seismographs that help scientists determine a more accurate location when earthquakes occur.
Earthquake Information for Maryland. The quake was reported at five kilometers depth, or about 3 miles under the earth's surface, making it a shallow earthquake, Reeves said.
Some reported Saturday's quake as 2.4 on the Richter Scale, but Don Blakeman, a geophysicist at the USGS earthquake center in Golden, Colo. said the slight variance "wouldn't make much difference ... the same number of people would have felt it."
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