Quake with 2.4 magnitude shakes Va.

WASHINGTON – Another earthquake shook Virginia early Tuesday.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake, with a a magnitude of 2.4, struck Louisa County at 12:43 a.m.

The earth shook 6 miles southeast of Mineral at 12:43 a.m.

The shaking could be an aftershock from the Aug. 23, 2011 magnitude 5.8 earthquake, The Washington Post reports.

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