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· 3dSmall earthquake reported Tuesday afternoon in west-central Virginia
A small earthquake rattled parts of west-central Virginia Tuesday afternoon. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 2.8-magntitude earthquake was recorded around Dillwyn and Farmville around 1:08 p.m. USGS said it received several reports from people who felt shaking across west-central Virginia.
While the minor seismic activity, quickly dubbed the “Metallica Quake” online, posed no danger, it was too minor to register ...
Seismographs are usually used to measure when pieces of the earth slam into each other, but they’re pretty good at measuring ...
When Metallica played their first-ever concert at Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium, the crowd’s reaction to "Enter Sandman" triggered seismic activity.
Thousands of Central Virginians are asking one another if they felt the earthquake that shook the region Tuesday afternoon.
As the walk-out music for the local football team, Metallica nearly brought the house down when they played it for real ...
Dr. Martin Chapman, a seismologist at Virginia Tech, says the vibration of the fans jumping around Lane Stadium travels down through the foundation of the stadium and into the ground is what produces ...
The strongest earthquake ever recorded in East Tennessee was a 4.7-magnitude in 1973, with an epicenter in Alcoa. RELATED: In ...
The quake could be felt in parts of the Carolinas, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia and Virginia, according to early data from USGS ...
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