On the West Coast, places like California are right on the edge of the plate, and when plates bump against each other, that's when the most powerful earthquakes occur. But Virginia did experience ...

INITIALLY, IT WAS A 4.7. SO IF YOU’RE AROUND LAKE COUNTY, MAYB A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in California's Lake County on Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake ...

The 2.8 quake hit about 6 miles northwest of Glen Allen, Virginia ... not as high in magnitude as quakes in states such as California, earthquakes in the East can actually be more concerning ...