Dr. Martin Chapman, a seismologist at Virginia Tech, says the vibration of the fans jumping around Lane Stadium travels down through the foundation of the stadium and into the ground is what produces ...

However, the somewhat shallow Buckingham earthquake, which originated just 5 miles below the surface, left several questions ...

By WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Virginia (WTVR) — A 3.0 magnitude earthquake occurred near Dillwyn, Virginia in Buckingham County Tuesday afternoon, ...

There have been two earthquakes recorded across the Central Virginia area in the past week, which might prompt some residents to ask — why does this happen?

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake shook the Farmville area on Tuesday afternoon, with reports of tremors reaching as far as Leesburg, Culpeper, and Arlington, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The earthquake was centered in Buckingham County, approximately 5 miles south of Dillwyn and 55 miles west of Richmond. Interestingly, the epicenter was also about 38 miles east of Lynchburg and 38 ...

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake rattled the Farmville area Tuesday afternoon, with people as far away as Leesburg, Culpeper and ...

A minor, 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Virginia on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...

A small earthquake rattled parts of west-central Virginia Tuesday afternoon.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a ...

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake rattled the Farmville area Tuesday afternoon, with people as far away as Leesburg, Culpeper and ...

It's a matter of when -- not if -- a significant earthquake will shake the Pacific Northwest, and a new study says some areas ...