Small Earthquake Recorded Sunday in Virginia

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a minor quake hit early Sunday morning.

Shared from the Vienna, VA Patch

By MARY ANN BARTON (Patch Staff) - March 29, 2016 10:23 am ET

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a minor earthquake rattled Virginia over the holiday weekend.

The 2.3-magnitude quake hit at 4 a.m. Sunday, according to USGS. The earthquake was centered nine miles south of Louisa, Va. and 27 miles northwest of Short Pump, Va.

The quake was nothing like the 5.8-magnitude temblor felt by Northern Virginia that hit August 23, 2011, when, as the USGS notes:

"Tens of millions of people all over the East Coast and southeastern Canada suddenly felt the earth shaking from the largest earthquake in that area since the M5.8 earthquake in 1944 near Cornwall and Massena, New York. When the earth stopped shaking, more than 148,000 people reported their experience of the earthquake on the Did You Feel It? website representing an area occupied by one-third of the U.S. population.

That quake did millions of dollars in damage, including to the National Cathedral, the Armed Forces Retirement Home, and the Washington Monument in Washington D.C., as well as minor to major damage to almost 600 residential properties.

The M5.8 earthquake was centered near the town of Mineral, Va., about 65 km northwest of Richmond at a depth of about 6-8 km.

http://patch.com/virginia/fairfaxcity/s/fo9xq/small-earthquake-recorded-sunday-in-virginia

Did you feel it???

"The 2.3-magnitude quake hit at 4 a.m. Sunday, according to USGS. The earthquake was centered nine miles south of Louisa, Va. and 27 miles northwest of Short Pump, Va."

"The M5.8 earthquake was centered near the town of Mineral, Va., about 65 km northwest of Richmond"

27 miles northwest of Short Pump and 40.4 miles northwest of Richmond. Shitty reporting but both distances end up very close to Mineral, Va.

The epicenter of the August 2011 quake was where I have (had) property in Mineral. It was right at the time I was felling some very large oak trees. I kept waiting for the ground to open up and swallow me! I figured with my luck IT WOULD HAPPEN, so I sold the property. I still think it would be funny if the ground did open up right on that property, as long as no one got hurt.

"27 miles northwest of Short Pump, Va."

That really narrows it down.

Could they use a lessor known landmark?



The quake was centered on lands where Native Americans once roamed and battles during the Civil War were fought.

Not Today! Wrote:
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> The epicenter of the August 2011 quake was where I
> have (had) property in Mineral. It was right at
> the time I was felling some very large oak trees.
> I kept waiting for the ground to open up and
> swallow me! I figured with my luck IT WOULD
> HAPPEN, so I sold the property. I still think it
> would be funny if the ground did open up right on
> that property, as long as no one got hurt.


pretty-crazy

pjjN4

http://pesn.com/2011/09/18/9501916_Evidence_Denver_and_DC_Quakes_Caused_by_Nukes/

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread796701/pg1

http://goldenageofgaia.com/accountability/weather-warfare/was-the-va-earthquake-caused-by-an-underground-nuclear-bomb/

http://www.examiner.com/article/a-conspiracy-theory-goes-nuclear-the-east-coast-quake

https://usahitman.com/underground-attack/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyEksxflPHI



fascinating...hope someone with a geiger counter goes around the location of the central seismic zone and monitors for excessive radiation, especially in caves in the area!

Apparently they are monitoring in some areas. Here is some data from August 2012:

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread870351/pg1

There are some spikes occurring occasionally along the Va coast but no one knows why.

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Viriginia averages about 1.5 earthquakes per month. There have been two in the past month -- one near Louisa and one near Cumberland.