Nc Earthquake 2011

Here is the local coverage wtvd raleigh nc of the 5 8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in virginia on august 23 2011.
Nc earthquake 2011. Part 1 of 4. Smaller earthquakes have been known to happen in the state. I was laying down an my house started shaking i was scared if u felt it like the video.
Sometimes aftershock can go on for hours days or week. 2011 08 23 17 51 04 utc at 17 51 august 23 2011 utc location. Epicenter at 37 936 77 933 11 2 km from louisa 7 2 miles east coast of united states.
The east coast got a little taste of west coast style geology on tuesday afternoon with a 5 8 magnitude earthquake that shook buildings or at least rattled nerves from north carolina to canada. Edt the epicenter in louisa county was 38 mi 61 km northwest of richmond and 5 mi 8 km south southwest of the town of mineral it was an intraplate earthquake with a maximum perceived intensity of vii very strong on the mercalli intensity scale. An earthquake is the sudden quick shaking of the earth caused by the breaking and moving of underground rock.
Major earthquakes do not happen very often in north carolina.