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USGS se609212

23 Aug 2011, 18:51

11 km SSW of Mineral, Virginia

A magnitude 5.8 mw earthquake at 6 km depth.

Depth6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 June 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km SSW of Mineral, Virginia?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

37.909667, -77.936333

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What the numbers mean

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
se609212
Coordinates
37.9096667, -77.9363333
Network
se
Significance
1380