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Louisa County rattled by another quake aftershock

WVEC.com

Posted on January 18, 2012 at 11:06 AM

MINERAL, Va. (AP) -- Another aftershock from last summer's earthquake has rattled Louisa County. 

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 2.5-magnitude aftershock occurred at 8:08 a.m. Wednesday 5 miles southwest of Mineral and 6 miles south-southeast of Louisa. 

No damage has been reported. 

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management says the aftershock is the 82nd since the 5.8-magnitude earthquake on Aug. 23, 2011. The earthquake's epicenter was in Mineral.

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