Residents of Louisa County, Virginia felt another aftershock on Tuesday afternoon. A magnitude 3.0 was registered approximately six miles southwest of Mineral. The U.S. Geological Survey says the tremor was recorded at 12:40 p.m. There have been 42 recorded aftershocks since the 5.8 magnitude earthquake on August 23. The latest aftershock comes as the […]
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude-4.5 aftershock today at 1:08 a.m., according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Residents of the Bon Air in Chesterfield County and in western Henrico County reported feeling the tremor. The USGS said the quake was centered about 7 miles south of Mineral in Louisa County and 36 miles northwest of […]
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake rumbled through central Virginia at 8:04 p.m. Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The “aftershock” quake came about six hours after a 5.8 quake with a Mineral epicenter rocked most of the East Coast. The aftershock was felt throughout the region, from at least southern Chesterfield County to Short Pump. Tuesday […]
