A 2.4 magnitude earthquake hit Hanover County, northwest of Richmond Tuesday afternoon.
The United States Geological Survey website placed the earthquake just north of Scotchtown Road and Daybreak Lane, eight miles northwest of Ashland, at 3:35 p.m. It was about 5.7 miles deep, the agency said.
The area has had seismic activity before. Mild quakes are recorded somewhat frequently in the central part of the state in areas northwest of Richmond and southeast of Charlottesville
In 2011, a magnitude 5.8 quake centered in the Mineral area of Louisa was felt from New York to Georgia.
Photo: USGS