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.

Others reported that they had felt nothing ... In offering context, the Geological Survey said small earthquakes have been reported in central Virginia for at least 250 years.

A small earthquake that startled ... Older rocks have been exposed to more extreme temperatures and pressure, and faults have had more time to heal, making them harder and denser, so seismic ...

The magnitude of the quake was reported to be 2.8. The initial details have revealed that the earth tremor had a depth of almost seven miles. After the earthquake hit Virginia, hundreds of ...

Some residents of the Old Dominion had a strange surprise yesterday ... people in central Virginia have felt small earthquakes and suffered damage from infrequent larger ones," the USGS explains.

Kevin Skarupa says East Coast earthquakes are typically felt across a larger area than West Coast ones, despite the fact that quakes in the western U.S. are typically stronger and more frequent. But ...

Just before 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a 2.8 magnitude earthquake ... in D.C. and also had an epicenter not far from Richmond in Louisa County. WWBT added that there have been no reports of injuries ...

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Residents in southeastern Ohio areas might have felt ... It also had a depth of 16 miles, according to USGS. This earthquake was much more widely felt, with reports from as south as ...

The magnitude of the quake was reported to be 2.8. The initial details have revealed that the earth tremor had a depth of almost seven miles. After the earthquake hit Virginia, hundreds of Richmond ...