Cika wannan jumla: A karfe 1:51 na rana a ranar 23 ga Agusta, 2011, wani
Girgizar kasa mai girman 5.8 ta kasance mai nisan mil 5 (kilomita 8) kudu maso yammacin Mineral, a zurfin mil 3.7 (kilomita 6). In ji kamfanin dillancin labarai na Associated Press, ya "tilasta wa mutane su ƙaura daga dukan wuraren tarihi da ke National Mall a Washington kuma ya ta da hankali daga Florida zuwa Kanada". Rufin ginin garin Mineral ya rushe, kuma makarantu uku daga cikin makarantu shida a cikin tsarin makarantar gundumar sun sha wahala sosai. Babu wanda ya mutu, sai dai ƙananan raunuka.