Louisa rattled by more earthquake aftershocks
January 18, 2012 - 11:09 am
MINERAL, Va. (AP) - More aftershocks from last summer's earthquake have rattled Louisa County.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a 2.5-magnitude aftershock occurred at 8:08 a.m. Wednesday 5 miles southwest of Mineral and 6 miles south-southeast of Louisa.
Another aftershock occurred 8 miles south of Louisa and 8 miles southwest of Mineral around 9:20 a.m.
The second aftershock was a magnitude 2.0 No damage has been reported.
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management says Wednesday's aftershocks are the 82nd and 83rd since the 5.8-magnitude earthquake on Aug. 23, 2011.
The earthquake's epicenter was in Mineral.
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