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M 2.8md
Earthquake near Wyndham, VA
No earthquake was likely felt in Wyndham in the 24 hours to 3:42 pm EST (20:42 UTC). The last one was M 1.6, 3 km (2 mi) SW, at 7:12 am EDT on 30 April 2025, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 162 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Wyndham
This page: a magnitude 2.8 earthquake was recorded in Wyndham, VA, at 5:28 pm EST on 14 January 2025 (22:28 UTC), less than 1 km deep. 1,580 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 1 km NNE of Wyndham, Virginia
23 km (14 mi) NNW of Richmond, VA
- When
- 5:28 pm EST on 14 January 2025 ()
- Where
- in Wyndham, VA · earthquakes near Wyndham
- Magnitude
- M 2.8 (md)
- Depth
- 0.1 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1,580 reports · strongest reported intensity V
- Nearest
- Hanover County, 12 km ENE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Central Virginia seismic zone, 22 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 236 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 60 km (37 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Short Pump, Glen Allen, Laurel, Ashland, Tuckahoe, Dumbarton.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 430 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.8 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 35,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 25,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 2.2× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.8 about 430 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.8 11 km SSW of Mineral, Virginia · 37 km NW of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 37.7070, -77.6058. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover County, VA | 12 km (7 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Hanover County |
| Richmond city, VA | 23 km (14 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Richmond city |
| Goochland County, VA | 27 km (17 mi) | W | earthquakes near Goochland County |
| Powhatan County, VA | 32 km (20 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Powhatan County |
| Chesterfield County, VA | 37 km (23 mi) | S | earthquakes near Chesterfield County |
| Henrico County, VA | 40 km (25 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Henrico County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
3 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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