Small magnitude 2.4 earthquake 8 miles southwest of Galax, Virginia, United States
2.4 quake 25 Oct 5:25 am (GMT -4)

An earthquake of magnitude 2.4 occurred only 23 minutes ago 8 miles southwest of Galax, Virginia, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of miles beneath the epicenter near Galax, Galax County, Virginia, USA, early morning on Tuesday, October 25th, 2022, at 5:25 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), which listed it as a magnitude 2.4 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 2.4, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 2.4.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Independence (pop. 930) located 7 miles from the epicenter, and Galax (pop. 6,900) 8 miles away. In Sparta (pop. 1,700, 8 miles away), Woodlawn (pop. 2,300, 15 miles away), Mount Airy (pop. 10,400, 24 miles away), and Evansham (pop. 8,100, 25 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 25, 2022 5:25 am (GMT -4) local time (25 Oct 2022 09:25 GMT)
Magnitude: 2.4
Depth: 0.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 36.59°N / 81.03°W (Alleghany, Virginia, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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