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Latest quakes in or near Chesterfield, Virginia, USA - list, stats and map

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Mag. 3.0 earthquake Hanover County, Richmond County, Virginia - Nov 14, 2022 -
Strongest since 1970Mag. 5.8 United States, Louisa County, Virginia - Aug 23, 2011 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 13:41 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Chesterfield, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Chesterfield in the past 24 hours.
Since 1970, Chesterfield has had 40 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.8:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 5
  • 3 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 10 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 20 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 6 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Strongest: Mag. 5.8 Earthquake 14km SSE of Louisa, Virginia (USA) -
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Latest quakes in or near Chesterfield, Virginia, USA - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
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Nov 14, 2022 04:12 pm (New York)
Nov 14, 2022 20:12 GMT
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n/a
23 km (14 mi) to the N Near Richmond, Virginia, USA (unconfirmed) 37 reportsInfo
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 11, 2022 12:03 am (New York)
Oct 11, 2022 04:03 GMT
2.2

11 km
16 km (9.9 mi) to the N Goochland County, United States, 18 mi northwest of Manchester, Richmond County, Virginia 35 reportsInfo
Monday, May 30, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
May 29, 2022 10:03 pm (New York)
May 30, 2022 02:03 GMT
2.3

5.5 km
48 km (30 mi) to the NW Goochland County, United States, 26 mi east of Charlottesville, Charlottesville County, Virginia 16 reportsInfo
Sunday, May 29, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
May 29, 2022 03:12 pm (New York)
May 29, 2022 19:12 GMT
2.3

7 km
48 km (30 mi) to the NW 16 Km S of Louisa, Virginia 20 reportsInfo
Monday, May 23, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
May 23, 2022 04:18 am (New York)
May 23, 2022 08:18 GMT
2.3

10.4 km
46 km (29 mi) to the NW 2 Km WSW of Columbia, Virginia 6 reportsInfo
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 12, 2022 03:19 pm (New York)
Apr 12, 2022 19:19 GMT
2.4

9.3 km
32 km (20 mi) to the N 13 Km NW of Ashland, Virginia 7 reportsInfo
Saturday, January 1, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 31, 2021 11:13 pm (New York)
Jan 1, 2022 03:13 GMT
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46 km (29 mi) to the N Caroline County, United States, 29 mi north of Manchester, Richmond County, Virginia (unconfirmed) 148 reportsInfo
Sunday, December 19, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 19, 2021 02:56 pm (New York)
Dec 19, 2021 18:56 GMT
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2 km (1.2 mi) to the S Near Peterburg, Virginia, USA (unconfirmed) 16 reportsInfo
Dec 19, 2021 01:05 pm (New York)
Dec 19, 2021 17:05 GMT
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n/a
Near Richmond, Virginia, USA (unconfirmed) 415 reportsInfo
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 9, 2021 09:34 pm (New York)
Nov 10, 2021 01:34 GMT
2.2

0.9 km
28 km (17 mi) to the W 8 Km ENE of Cumberland, Virginia 1 reportInfo
Thursday, July 1, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 30, 2021 11:17 pm (New York)
Jul 1, 2021 03:17 GMT
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n/a
43 km (27 mi) to the E Near Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA (unconfirmed) 9 reportsInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.3 x 1013 joules (9.05 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7787 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1.1 quakes on average per year in or near Chesterfield, Virginia, USA:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.3 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.21 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.8 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 0.7 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 1.54 quakes per year
Chesterfield has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, Chesterfield has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 4 since 2010, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.

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