West End
Magnitude 2.3 earthquake rattles Goochland, portions of West End late Sunday night
The quake struck between the Goochland Courthouse and Oilville just after 10:00 PM Sunday night.
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck Goochland County late Sunday night, rattling homes and residents alike. The United States Geological Survey reported the quake took place at 10:11 PM and was located between the Goochland Courthouse and the Oilville area off Fairground Road.
The relatively deep earthquake took place at 11.26 miles beneath the earth, the USGS says.
Twitter lit up shortly after the earthquake, with folks from Goochland and Powhatan to Henrico and Hanover reporting either shaking or a thunderous boom around the time it occurred.
RVA earthquake? I heard a rumbling, didn't think about it but now seeing others reporting.
— PJ Sykes (@pjsykes) March 13, 2017
Earthquake in #Powhatan just now? Wow! #RVA
— Susan Stynes (@SusanStynes) March 13, 2017
Oh the irony of checking weather forecasts to see if it's going to snow tomorrow night and we have an earthquake. Got to love RVA @vcuhokie
— Brittany Mc (@cntrybritt20) March 13, 2017
Was that an earthquake in RVA just now?
— Suzi Fatigante (@SuziFatigante) March 13, 2017
