SEUS61 KAKQ 151159
EQRAKQ
VAZ048-049-060>098-151500-
EARTHQUAKE REPORT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
759 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS BEEN FELT THIS MORNING AT 302 AM ACROSS MUCH
OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
THE USGS HAS INDICATED THAT AN EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 2.8 ON THE
RICHTER SCALE WAS CENTERED AT 37.95 NORTH LATITUDE...77.95 WEST
LONGITUDE OR ABOUT 9 KM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF LOUISA VIRGINIA. THE
DEPTH OF THE QUAKE WAS 5.0 KM.
INFORMATION RELEASED IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY. UPDATES...
INCLUDING RICHTER SCALE MAGNITUDE...WILL BE PROVIDED AS MORE
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE
INFORMATION CENTER IN GOLDEN COLORADO.
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