M2.5 earthquake Virginia
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in Virginia on Sat, Mar 23, 1974, 5:46 AM EDT (09:46 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Lg), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-03-23 09:46:33 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.917° N, 77.780° W
- Region
- Virginia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00005q5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.