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Virginia earthquakes in 1975

1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located in Virginia in 1975. The largest: M3.2 15 km S of Narrows, Virginia, Nov 11, 1975.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19741976

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Where every quake of 1975 was located in Virginia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1975

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19750
February 19750
March 19750
April 19750
May 19750
June 19750
July 19750
August 19750
September 19750
October 19750
November 197513.215 km S of Narrows, Virginia
December 19750

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Virginia nowWorldwide in 1975

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.