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

Seismologists, who study earthquakes have reported that earthquakes ... west coast," USGS officials said on Tuesday after assessing Virginia's earthquake. In April 2024, New Jersey and New York ...

In offering context, the Geological Survey said small earthquakes have been reported in central Virginia for at least 250 years. Occasional large ones have also occurred, however, the USGS said.

An Ohio community just across the river from West Virginia has experienced its third earthquake in a matter of a week.

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of New England on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Even though the region is not near an active tectonic plate boundary like those found in California or the Pacific Ring of Fire, earthquakes can occur in locations like Virginia due to natural ...

The 2011 Virginia quake was felt by millions of people. There were about 4,000 aftershocks from that quake that continued even a decade later, according to USGS. East Coast earthquakes also cause ...