Small 2.8 quake hits near Manchester, City of Richmond County, Virginia, USA

An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 occurred only 13 minutes ago 16 miles northwest of Manchester, Virginia, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 6.8 miles beneath the epicenter near Manchester, City of Richmond County, Virginia, USA, in the afternoon on Tuesday, January 14th, 2025, at 5:28 pm 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 European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 2.8 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Wyndham (pop. 9,800) located 5 miles from the epicenter, Ashland (pop. 7,500) 6 miles away, Short Pump (pop. 24,700) 8 miles away, Glen Allen (pop. 14,800) 8 miles away, and Hungary Station (pop. 16,700) 10 miles away. In Lakeside (pop. 11,800, 13 miles away), Mechanicsville (pop. 36,300, 16 miles away), Manchester (pop. 226,600, 16 miles away), and Chester (pop. 21,000, 29 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 14, 2025 05:28 pm (New York time) local time (14 Jan 2025 22:28 GMT)
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 10.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.76°N / 77.6°W (Hanover, Virginia, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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