Small earthquake hits central Va.

WASHINGTON – A small earthquake rattled part of central Virginia on Wednesday night.

The U.S. Geological Survey says that a 2.0 magnitude quake hit shortly after 10 p.m. about 9 miles east-southeast of Louisa, in Louisa County.

No injuries have been reported.

A 2.3 magnitude earthquake was reported last month, on Easter Sunday, about eight miles south of Louisa.

In August 2011, a 5.8 magnitude quake in Louisa County was felt from Georgia to Canada.

Rick Massimo

Rick Massimo came to WTOP, and to Washington, in 2013 after having lived in Providence, R.I., since he was a child. He's the author of "A Walking Tour of the Georgetown Set" and "I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival."

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