Mineral, Virginia
Appearance
Mineral, Virginia is a town in the U.S. state of Virginia. In the 2020 census, 470 people lived in Mineral.[1]
2011 earthquake
[change | change source]At 1:51 p.m. on August 23, 2011, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake was centered 5 mi (8.0 km) south-southwest of Mineral. The center of the earthquake was 3.7 mi (6.0 km) underground.[2] According to the Associated Press, it "forced evacuations of all the monuments on the National Mall in Washington and rattled nerves from Florida to Canada".[3] The roof of Mineral's town hall collapsed. three of the six schools in the county were heavily damaged. No one died, and some people had minor injuries.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Mineral town, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ↑ Magnitude 5.8 - VIRGINIA[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast". Associated Press (AP). August 23, 2011.
- ↑ Marisol Bello (August 24, 2011). "Town at epicenter assesses damage". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2017-08-31.