A note on the Virginia earthquake of 1833

1 April 1958

journal article
Published by Seismological Society of America (SSA) in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Vol. 48 (2) , 177-180
https://doi.org/10.1785/bssa0480020177

Abstract

A moderately strong earthquake occurred in central Virginia shortly after 6:00 a.m. on August 27, 1833. It had an intensity of about 6, and was felt over more than 52,000 square miles. This shock is described in terms of contemporary accounts.

Keywords

NOTE
VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE
CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTS
EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED
VIRGINIA SHORTLY
CENTRAL VIRGINIA
SQUARE MILES
STRONG EARTHQUAKE

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Earthquakes in Buckingham county, Virginia
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 1913