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Quake shakes up Virginia

A seismograph with paper in action. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Petrovich9)

WASHINGTON — As Elvis would say: They’re all shook up.

The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed to WTOP that a small, 2.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Bowling Green, Virginia, on Friday.

The center of the tremblor was located about 3 kilometers south of the Caroline County town.

No damage or injuries have been reported.

Six years ago this week, a magnitude 5.8 quake in Louisa County shook buildings, shattered windows, caused traffic delays and damaged landmarks around Washington.

$15 million was spent to repair the Washington Monument in the aftermath.

A map of the general area:

[google_map latitude=”38.017555″ longitude=”-77.348321″ zoom=”13″ height=”300px” location_label=”Bowling Green Quake”]

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