Minor Earthquake Wakes Up County Residents ; Quake Centered in Montgomery County Felt Across Region
Maryland Gazette › August 05, 2010
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A minor earthquake in Montgomery County rumbled across the region early yesterday morning, and it was felt in north and west county, including Jessup, Gambrills, Glen Burnie, Millersville, Hanover, Brooklyn Park and Pasadena.
The U.S. Geological Survey collected reports from throughout the county from the 3.6 magnitude quake that was centered near Germantown and Rockville at 5:04 a.m. yesterday, said Amy Vaughan, a geophysicist with the USGS National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo.See the full content of this document
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Minor Earthquake Wakes Up County Residents ; Quake Centered in Montgomery County Felt Across Region
Vaughan said most of the Continental Plate has faults in the bedrock, including near the Appalachian Mountain range.
"There are defini...See the full content of this document
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