A small temblor startled residents near Richmond this week. Over a decade ago, a 5.8 earthquake in Virginia became the most ...

Previously, an earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hit Virginia on August 23, 2011. According to USGS (United States Geological Survey), residents felt the first shocks around 1:51 pm (Local Time).

the largest in the central Virginia seismic zone was the 5.8 quake of 2011 that caused substantial damage in the District. Under the system for describing earthquake magnitudes, the 5.8 was about ...

Parts of New England were jolted by a small earthquake Monday that was centered in Maine and felt as far away as Boston, ...

No damage or injuries were reported. In 2011, an earthquake near Mineral, Virginia, about 50 miles from Richmond, became the most widely felt earthquake in U.S. history, the USGS said. The Aug. 23 ...

The strongest earthquake to ever hit Virginia was in 2011, when a 5.8 magnitude quake caused about $200 million in damages in the commonwealth. Although the epicenter of that earthquake was also ...

The magnitude 5.8 quake in central Virginia in August 2011 produced aftershocks for years. USGS earthquake experts say temblors on the East Coast are much more widely felt than those west of the ...

The Central Virginia Seismic Zone includes several ... The most notable seismic event in the region was the August 23, 2011 magnitude 5.8 earthquake, centered near Mineral, approximately 38 ...