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Updated: 7:36 PM Jan 18, 2012
Louisa County Rattled by 83rd, 84th Aftershocks
MINERAL, Va. (AP) Two more aftershocks rattled Louisa County. 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.
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January 18, 2012
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.
A third aftershock occurred around 4:00 p.m. this evening. It was also a 2.5 in magnitude.
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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Posted by: citizen
Location: Charlottesville
on Jan 19, 2012 at 12:06 PM
The vast majority of all quakes and after shocks are too slight to be felt by the public but they are there. Over a period of time they cause stress cracks and fatigue in things like the foundations of nuclear reactors.
Posted by: ME
on Jan 18, 2012 at 08:54 PM
What difference does it make about how many.....we ALL need to be praying....really
Posted by: ME
Location: Crossroads
on Jan 18, 2012 at 08:53 PM
What difference does it makes how many......we all need to be praying and stop counting. Really
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