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RICHMOND, Va. — A minor earthquake rattled the Richmond, Virginia area Tuesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The magnitude 2.8 quake struck just before 5:30 p.m ET and was ...
A 2.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Richmond, Virginia area Tuesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck about six miles northwest of Glen Allen, Virginia ...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a magnitude 5.8 M w earthquake hit Virginia on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at 17:51:04 UTC (1:51 pm Eastern Daylight Time). The quake occurred at an approximate depth of 3.7 miles and was centered in Louisa County (location at 37.936°N, 77.933°W), 5 miles SSW of Mineral, Virginia and 37 miles NW of Richmond, Virginia's capital. [3]
On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of Virginia at 1:51:04 p.m. EDT. The epicenter, in Louisa County, was 38 mi (61 km) northwest of Richmond and 5 mi (8 km) south-southwest of the town of Mineral.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey [U.S.G.S.], a 2.1 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 5.0 km rattled parts of Central Virginia around 10:46 p.m. on Monday, April 8.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit Virginia on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at 1:51 PM EST. The quake occurred at an approximate depth of 3.7 miles and was centered in Louisa County (location at 37.944°N, 77.942°W), 5 miles SSW of Mineral and 38 miles NW of Richmond . [ 6 ]
On Tuesday August 23, 2011, at 1:51 PM ET a magnitude 5.8 earthquake was recorded [5] 2.4 mi (3.9 km) SW of Cuckoo on the western bank of Indian Creek. It was felt from Atlanta, Georgia to Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and as far west as Cincinnati, Ohio.
What was initially reported to be a 4.0 earthquake Friday morning off the coast of Catalina Island was, in fact, not an earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey said.