2.7 Charlottesville, Virginia Earthquake. Image Credit USGS.
The USGS has reported a 2.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Charlottesville, Virginia on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 02:12:29 AM . The epicenter was located approximately:
44 km (27 miles) ESE of Charlottesville, Virginia
60 km (37 miles) SW of Fredericksburg, Virginia
61 km (37 miles) NW of RICHMOND, Virginia
76 km (47 miles) NNE of Farmville, Virginia
…at a depth of 5 km (3.1 miles). There were no significant injuries or damage reported at this point, Friendly Forecast will update this report as events unfold. You can read the full Charlottesville, Virginia earthquake details here.
Did you feel it?
Communities around Charlottesville, Virginia reported light shaking. Places that felt the quake are:
ZIP: Rockville (23146) Intensity: III Responses: 1
ZIP: Louisa (23093) Intensity: III Responses: 19
ZIP: Jetersville (23083) Intensity: III Responses: 1
ZIP: Columbia (23038) Intensity: III Responses: 1
ZIP: Columbia (23038) Intensity: III Responses: 1
ZIP: Troy (22974) Intensity: III Responses: 6
ZIP: Spotsylvania (22551) Intensity: II Responses: 2
ZIP: Manakin Sabot (23103) Intensity: II Responses: 1
ZIP: Gordonsville (22942) Intensity: III Responses: 3
ZIP: Madison (22727) Intensity: III Responses: 1
ZIP: Locust Grove (22508) Intensity: III Responses: 5
ZIP: Unionville (22567) Intensity: III Responses: 5
ZIP: Bumpass (23024) Intensity: III Responses: 1
ZIP: Kents Store (23084) Intensity: IV Responses: 6
ZIP: Spotsylvania (22553) Intensity: III Responses: 1
ZIP: Charlottesville (22904) Intensity: II Responses: 1
ZIP: Sandy Hook (23153) Intensity: III Responses: 2
ZIP: Rhoadesville (22542) Intensity: II Responses: 3
ZIP: Palmyra (22963) Intensity: III Responses: 18
ZIP: Charlottesville (22901) Intensity: III Responses: 1
ZIP: Beaverdam (23015) Intensity: II Responses: 1
ZIP: Keswick (22947) Intensity: II Responses: 1
ZIP: Mineral (23117) Intensity: III Responses: 17
ZIP: Charlottesville (22911) Intensity: III Responses: 2
ZIP: Orange (22960) Intensity: II Responses: 3
ZIP: Powhatan (23139) Intensity: II Responses: 1
ZIP: Gum Spring (23065) Intensity: II Responses: 2
ZIP: Charlottesville (22902) Intensity: II Responses: 1
ZIP: Charlottesville (22903) Intensity: II Responses: 6
ZIP: New Canton (23123) Intensity: III Responses: 1
ZIP: Fork Union (23055) Intensity: III Responses: 1
If you felt the quake and you were not from of the mentioned communities you can report the quake here to the USGS.
What is a 2.7 magnitude earthquake?
1.0 – 3.0 Very slight and virtually undetectable by humans. Learn more about earthquakes…
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YEP! I felt it! Had been a very L-O-N-G day for me & I had just fallen asleep. Had been asleep for about 30 minutes. Honestly…it felt like it went right under my bed! Good morning! Am awake now though, again… Am thankful and gratetful it wasn’t worse!!! Saw that there were several earthquakes in the U.S., AND Japan yesterday… Really interesting to me…Is that “normal”?!