The East Coast Earthquake in Pictures [Slide Show]
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HOW LIKELY? The area around the earthquake's epicenter near Mineral, Va.--between Richmond and Charlottesville--was not calculated to be at high risk for a temblor. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the chances of one larger than a 5.7 striking that area within 100 years at about 20 percent... USGS
POST QUAKE CALM: Workers gathered on a side street after being evacuated from a 17-story office building on Varick Street in Manhattan. Katherine Harmon
SHARING THE NEWS: Drivers chatted outside their cars while waiting for the Holland Tunnel to reopen on August 23. The crossing was shut down immediately after an earthquake was felt in New York City. It reopened within an hour... Angela Cesaro
VACANT VARICK STREET: Due to congestion on Varick Street resulting from the temporary Holland Tunnel closure, the street (an extension of Seventh Avenue as it enters Lower Manhattan) was nearly deserted south of the tunnel... Angela Cesaro
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AWAITING 'ALL CLEAR': Traffic waits for further instructions from police after both lanes of the outbound Holland Tunnel in Lower Manhattan were closed due to an August 23 earthquake, with an epicenter on central Virginia... Angela Cesaro
VIRGINIA TECH SEISMOGRAPH: This photo of a seismograph at Virginia Tech during the August 23 earthquake near Mineral, Va., was taken by a faculty member on campus. Brian Romans
VIRGINIA EPICENTER: This map shows the epicenter of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake in central Virginia on August 23. USGS
TUNNEL EVACUATION: Police officers instructed drivers to evacuate the Holland Tunnel, which opens into Lower Manhattan, near the Scientific American office, immediately after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Mineral, Va., and was reportedly felt as far north as Toronto... Angela Cesaro
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