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Aug. 26, 2011
Did You Feel It?
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| A relatively rare East Coast earthquake centered in Virginia shook people from Canada to Georgia. Carnegie Institute of Washington geophysicist Diana Roman explains the geology of the region, and the factors that allowed the earthquake’s seismic waves to travel far and wide. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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Diana C. Roman
Staff Scientist, Geophysicist
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Washington, DC -
Brandie Smith
Senior Curator,
National Zoological Park
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC
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