For Virginia, the earthquake that struck Tuesday was the big one. The state hasn’t suffered a quake of this size since the slightly larger one that rattled Giles County in 1897. “That’s the ...

Virginia has two active and well-defined zones of earthquake activity. One is in central Virginia and is called the Central Virginia Seismic Zone (CVSZ). The other is in Giles County and is called ...

The largest earthquake in the Central Virginia Seismic Zone to cause any major damage was the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Washington, D.C. in 2011, the USGS says.

USGS said a 2.8 magnitude earthquake rumbled nearly 5 ½ miles from Louisa, Virginia, along the central Virginia Seismic Zone shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday.

Four earthquakes have hit Central Virginia this year, including two that shook the Richmond area in recent weeks. Why it matters: Richmond isn't cursed; there's a geological reason for our seismic ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The U.S. Geological survey said the 5.8- magnitude earthquake ...

If you live in Central Virginia, chances are you might have experienced a minor earthquake yesterday evening. The quake's epicenter was just north of the Glen Allen area, leaving many residents in ...

Virginia Tech geosciences professor Martin Chapman told CBS 6 that Richmond is in the Central Virginia Seismic Zone. "You might see another earthquake about this style or are smaller in the same ...

DILLWYN, Va. — A 2.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Virginia on Tuesday afternoon, the United States Geological Survey reported. The exact location of the epicenter was 7 kilometers south ...

A small earthquake rattled parts of west-central Virginia Tuesday afternoon.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 2.8-magntitude earthquake was recorded around Dillwyn and Farmville around 1: ...