Mezue ahịrịokwu a: Na 1:51pm na August 23, 2011, a
Ala ọma jijiji ruru ogo 5.8 mere, nke gbanyere mkpọrọgwụ n'ebe ndịda Mineral, Virginia, n'ebe dị kilomita iri na otu site n'Ụlọ Ọrụ Nuklia North Anna. Ụlọ ọrụ mgbasa ozi bụ́ Associated Press kọrọ na a "nụrụ mmetụta ala ọma jijiji ahụ n'ebe ugwu ruo Rhode Island, New York City, na Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts". Ndị na-arụ ọrụ n'ime mmiri ahụ kwụsịrị ịrụ ọrụ ozugbo, n'ihi na ha enwekwaghị ọkụ eletrik, ndị na-emepụta mmanụ ụgbọala anọ malitere ịrụ ọrụ iji nye ndị na-arụ ọrụ n'ime mmiri ọkụ eletrik. Ụlọ ọrụ ahụ kwupụtara ọkwa "Alert", nke abụọ kachasị ala nke ọkwa ọkwa mberede anọ nke NRC, ruo mgbe elekere 11:16 nke ụtụtụ na August 24, 2011. Otu n'ime ndị na-enye ọkụ nwere mmiri jụrụ oyi nke kwụsịrị ịrụ ọrụ. A na-arụ ọrụ generator nke ise iji dochie unit ahụ mebiri emebi, nke a rụziri. E weghachiri ọkụ eletrik n'ebe ahụ n'abalị iri abụọ na atọ nke ọnwa Ọgọstụ. Dominion kwukwara na ala ọma jijiji ahụ emetụtaghị ụlọ ọrụ ike. N'otu aka ahụ n'ụbọchị 24 nke ọnwa Ọgọstụ, Dominion kwupụtara na ha akwụsịla "Nkwupụta nke Ihe Na-adịghị Ahụkebe", nke kachasị njọ nke NRC nke mberede mberede, na North Anna Power Station mgbe nyochachara akụrụngwa nke nwere ike imebi ọrụ seismic.