Occasional large ones have also occurred, however, the survey said. Virginia has three seismic zones, or places where earthquakes occur, and one is in the central part of the state, where Tuesday ...

The earthquake occurred along the Central Virginia Seismic Zone, the same fault line that produced one of the strongest quakes to ever hit the East Coast. The magnitude 5.8 quake in central ...

A small earthquake that startled residents near Richmond, Virginia, this week is a reminder that the East Coast is not exempt from the dangers of temblors. The 2.8 quake hit about 6 miles ...