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Chapter Webinar: Post Earthquake Investigation in the Eastern United States
Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
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Chapter Webinar: Post Earthquake Investigation in the Eastern United States

At 1:51 pm on August 23, 2011, an Mw 5.8 earthquake occurred near the town of Mineral in Louisa County, Virginia. The earthquake caused both structural and non-structural damage in Mineral. The resulting ground motion was sufficient to cause the safe shutdown of a nuclear power plant at the North Anna site. This investigation used interpretations of LiDAR imagery and published geologic maps to focus on locations of potential surface deformation. No surface faulting occurred, and all data and results were reported to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as part of Dominion Power’s application for an additional nuclear power plant at the North Anna site.

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