A magnitude 2.8 earthquake rattled the Short Pump area northwest of Richmond on Tuesday evening, with people as far away as Fairfax County reporting they felt it, too, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 5:28 p.m. in Henrico County’s Wyndham/Short Pump area. A USGS “shake map” for the event showed the temblor was widely felt in the Richmond area, with regional responses from as far away as Oakton, Culpeper and Front Ro…

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Small earthquake rattles Richmond area; felt as far north as Fairfax County

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Richmond, Virginia area Tuesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.

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2.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Richmond, Virginia Tuesday; no damage or injures reported

The 2.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at about 5:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, with shaking felt across Virginia and beyond.

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A 2.8 magnitude earthquake shook Henrico County and surrounding localities Tuesday evening.

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2.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Henrico, surrounding areas

A small earthquake shook Henrico County in Virginia Tuesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake happened about 5:28 p.m. and had a magnitude of 2.8, which is considered to be a light earthquake by the USGS. The earthquake was about three thousand feet from Wyndham, Virginia. Over 1,000 people reported that they felt the earthquake in parts of Richmond and Hanover County. Courtesy of the United States Geologica…

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2.8 magnitude earthquake felt in Central Virginia

The shake happened around 5:30 p.m. Multiple residents near the West End said their entire house shook.

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2.8 magnitude earthquake reported in Richmond area

The USGS said the earthquake's epicenter was about 1 kilometer from the town of Wyndham, near Short Pump and Glen Allen.

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2.8 magnitude earthquake hits Richmond area

The U.S. Geological Survey says a small earthquake rattled parts of Virginia on Tuesday.

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Earthquake rattles parts of Virginia on Tuesday

Residents in the Richmond area experienced a startling tremor on Tuesday evening, prompting numerous reports of shaking throughout the community. The source of this unsettling phenomenon was identified as a 2.8 magnitude earthquake centered in the Wyndham area of Henrico County. The seismic event struck at approximately 5:30 p.m., with the epicenter located at a […]

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Earthquake rattles Richmond, Virginia area, Felt by hundreds across multiple cities

A minor but “notable” earthquake shook the outskirts of Richmond, Virginia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was centered near the 2011 epicenter of the Virginia earthquake that impacted large portions of the East Coast. The magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck at 5:28 p.m. on Tuesday, with its epicenter less than a mile from Wyndham, Virginia, and 13 miles from Richmond, according to the USGS. The quake had a shallo…

Small earthquake rattles Richmond area; felt as far north as Fairfax County

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