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Earthquake in Virginia, several airports temporarily closed

Washington, USA - And evacuated some control towers, as well as public buildings and power symbols such as the White House and the Pentagon

On Tuesday afternoon it was registered the strongest earth tremor on the US East Coast since 1957. According to the US geophysical institute it was an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale, with epicentre at 6 km depth in Virginia, at about 60 km north-west of Richmond but felt up to Boston and Toronto, in Canada. The area isn't usually subjected to earth tremors and many, as they felt the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1133022
Rome, Italy, 08/24/2011 12:38
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