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Tuesday, August 23

5.9 Virginia Quake Felt Here Today!

Written By: Scott Hetsko

A 5.9 magnitude quake struck in central Virginia less than an hour ago. We felt it all the day up here which isn't really all that uncommon. Decent sized quakes can be felt 500 miles away.

Here's more detail from the USGS:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0005ild.php

Posted by News 8 Weather

1 comment:

  1. SummerFanAugust 23, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Felt the quake here in Brighton. Second quake in the same number of years.

    Scott,
    Did you feel it?

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