Friday, September 15, 2017

Largest earthquake in decades near Virginia-West Virginia border strikes

The largest earthquake near the Virginia-West Virginia line in nearly 50 years appears to have left little to no damage.
  
The Roanoke Times reported Wednesday that the quake shook parts of the New River Valley shortly after 1:30 p.m. No damage was immediately reported.
  
A Virginia Tech seismograph showed the epicenter just over the state line in West Virginia. The magnitude was between 3.7 and 4.0.
However, the United States Geological Survey rated the earthquake as a 3.2.
  
Martin Chapman, the director of the Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory, said the quake is the area's largest since 1968.
  
Witnesses said it was loud and dramatically shook the earth.

http://www.wcyb.com/news/virginia/largest-earthquake-in-decades-near-virginia-west-virginia-border-strikes/620754886
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