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Store owner B. J. Singh, replaces bottles on shelves Miller's Mart food store in Mineral, Va., a small town northwest of Richmond near the epicenter of an earthquake that struck Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. The most powerful earthquake to strike the East Coast in 67 years shook buildings and rattled nerves from South Carolina to Maine. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Debris covers the floor of the Miller's Mart food store in Mineral, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Tony Williams surveys damage at his Mineral, Va. home after an earthquake struck Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Items in his home were knocked over and displaced, and the home suffered some structural damage. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Louisa High School damage - WTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA Damage at store in Louisa WTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA Damage in Mineral home WTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA Led by Louisa Superintendent Deborah Pettit, Rep. Eric Cantor, Gov. Bob McDonnell and other officials and media survey the damage to Louisa County High School on Wednesday. Richmond Times-Dispatch WTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA WTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA WTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA WTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA WTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA WTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA WTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA WTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA Earthquake damage in Virginia WTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA One of the spires , left, of the National Cathedral is seen missing following an earthquake in the Washington, Tuesday, Aug., 23, 2011. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the monuments on the National Mall in Washington and rattled nerves from Georgia to Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island where President Barack Obama is vacationing. No injuries were immediately reported. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Visitors view a broken spire, top, left, on the National Cathedral in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, after an earthquake caused the damage. Passengers crowd the platform of a commuter train as they wait for it to arrive at Union Station in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23,2011, after an earthquake in the Washington area. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Cracks appear on the facade of a building on Market Street in downtown Philadelphia following an earthquake along the East Coast Tuesday Aug. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma) Police block off the alley behind the Embassy of Ecquador in Washington after part of the building sustained damages, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, after a earthquake in the Washington area. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Chief Stonemason Joe Alonso examines the damage to the towers of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, after Tuesday's earthquake. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) A spire atop the Washington National Cathedral shows damage following an earthquake along the eastern United States, August 23, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Reed Following the Aug. 23, 2011 Virginia earthquake, Dave Pinna and Jason Steadman inspect and repair ceiling tiles at a height of 60' at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Seven ranges of shelving involving about 10,000 volumes collapsed toward the windows of the Botany and Horticulture Library at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History as a result of the Aug. 23, 2011 Virginia earthquake, bending the steel shelving beyond repair. This is the damage to the "Decker Sons of Italy in America" building at 3402 Gough Street in Baltimore caused by the 5.8 earthquake. (Baltimore Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr. / August 23, 2011) This is the damage to the "Decker Sons of Italy in America" building at 3402 Gough Street in Baltimore caused by the 5.8 earthquake. (Baltimore Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr. / August 23, 2011) A house near Conklin and Bond shows significant damage from the earthquake. (Baltimore Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr. / August 23, 2011) The steeple at church in Fells Point shows cracks from the earthquake. Part of the ornamentation fell to the sidewalk below. (Baltimore Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr. / August 23, 2011) Close up of the exterior damage done to The Inn at The Black Olive in Harbor East. (Facebook photo courtesy of Megan Willig / August 23, 2011) The Smithsonian Institution Building ("The Castle") sustained localized damages in the east wing during the Aug. 23, 2011 Virginia earthquake, including cracking of the eight chimneys and decorative turrets on the roof. Teams were deployed to secure them in order to avoid further damage from anticipated Hurricane Irene in the days following the earthquake. Museum specialist Charley Potter sorting fluid preserved specimens of bats from research collections at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History from shattered glass jars toppled during the Aug. 23, 2011 Virginia earthquake. Earthquake Damage Photos from the August 23, 2011 Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake near Mineral, Virginia Left side by cemetery Chimney on rear left side More cemetery damage Closer view of front left crack that widened after the first aftershock Right front corner Chimney on rear left side Earthquake damage at Gilboa Christian Church in Mineral, Virginia - Gilboa Christian Church Facebook Page Damage to the cemetery Opening above the pulpit Hole in the top rear of church sanctuary - Melanie Whittington, 09/01/2011
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Store owner B. J. Singh, replaces bottles on shelves Miller's Mart food store inMineral, Va., a small town northwest of Richmond near the epicenter of anearthquake that struck Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. The most powerful earthquaketo strike the East Coast in 67 years shook buildings and rattled nerves fromSouth Carolina to Maine. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Debris covers the floor of the Miller's Mart food store inMineral, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Tony Williams surveys damage at his Mineral, Va. home after an earthquakestruck Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Items in his home were knocked over anddisplaced, and the home suffered some structural damage.(AP Photo/Steve Helber) Louisa High School damage - WTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA
Damage at store in LouisaWTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA
Damage in Mineral homeWTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA
Led by Louisa Superintendent Deborah Pettit, Rep. Eric Cantor, Gov. Bob McDonnell and otherofficials and media survey the damage to Louisa County High School on Wednesday.Richmond Times-Dispatch
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Earthquake damage in VirginiaWTVR.COM - RICHMOND, VA
One of the spires , left, of the National Cathedral is seen missing followingan earthquake in the Washington, Tuesday, Aug., 23, 2011. A 5.9 magnitudeearthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the monuments on the National Mall in Washington and rattled nerves from Georgia to Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island where President Barack Obamais vacationing. No injuries were immediately reported.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Visitors view a broken spire, top, left, on the NationalCathedral in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011,after an earthquake caused the damage. Passengerscrowd the platform of a commuter train as they waitfor it to arrive at Union Station in Washington, Tuesday,Aug. 23,2011, after an earthquake in the Washingtonarea. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Cracks appear on the facade of a building on Market Street in downtownPhiladelphia following an earthquake along the East Coast Tuesday Aug. 23, 2011.(AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
Police block off the alley behind the Embassy of Ecquador in Washington afterpart of the building sustained damages, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, after a earthquakein the Washington area. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Chief Stonemason Joe Alonso examines the damageto the towers of the Washington National Cathedralin Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, afterTuesday's earthquake. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A spire atop the Washington National Cathedral shows damage followingan earthquake along the eastern United States, August 23, 2011.REUTERS/Jason Reed
Following the Aug. 23, 2011 Virginia earthquake, Dave Pinnaand Jason Steadman inspect and repair ceiling tiles at a heightof 60' at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
Seven ranges of shelving involving about 10,000 volumes collapsed toward the windowsof the Botany and Horticulture Library at the Smithsonian's National Museum of NaturalHistory as a result of the Aug. 23, 2011 Virginia earthquake, bending the steel shelvingbeyond repair.
This is the damage to the "Decker Sons of Italy in America" building at 3402Gough Street in Baltimore caused by the 5.8 earthquake.(Baltimore Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr. / August 23, 2011)
This is the damage to the "Decker Sons of Italy in America"building at 3402 Gough Street in Baltimore causedby the 5.8 earthquake.(Baltimore Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr. / August 23, 2011)
A house near Conklin and Bond shows significant damage fromthe earthquake.(Baltimore Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr. / August 23, 2011)
The steeple at church in Fells Point shows cracks from the earthquake.Part of the ornamentation fell to the sidewalk below.
(Baltimore Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr. / August 23, 2011)
Close up of the exterior damage done to The Inn at The Black Olive in Harbor East.(Facebook photo courtesy of Megan Willig / August 23, 2011)
The Smithsonian Institution Building ("The Castle") sustained localizeddamages in the east wing during the Aug. 23, 2011 Virginia earthquake,including cracking of the eight chimneys and decorative turrets on theroof. Teams were deployed to secure them in order to avoid furtherdamage from anticipated Hurricane Irene in the days following the earthquake.
Museum specialist Charley Potter sorting fluid preservedspecimens of bats from research collections at theSmithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History fromshattered glass jars toppled during the Aug. 23, 2011Virginia earthquake.
Earthquake Damage Photos from the August 23, 2011 Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake near Mineral, Virginia
Left side by cemetery Chimney on rear left side
More cemetery damage
Closer view of front left crack that widened after the first aftershockRight front corner Chimney on rear left side
Earthquake damage at Gilboa Christian Church in Mineral, Virginia - Gilboa Christian Church Facebook Page
Damage to the cemeteryOpening above the pulpitHole in the top rear of church sanctuary
- Melanie Whittington, 09/01/2011
