2011 earthquake News

New Virginia Elementary School Opens Doors After 2011 Earthquake

The doors are open at a new elementary school in Louisa County built to replace one destroyed by a 2011 earthquake. The Free Lance-Star reports that officials held a ribbon-cutting Monday at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. The magnitude-5.8 earthquake that …

Virginia School Construction Begins After 2011 Quake

Construction has started on a new high school in Louisa County to replace one destroyed by a 2011 earthquake. Officials broke ground on the new school Wednesday evening. Friday marks the two-year anniversary of the magnitude-5.8 earthquake that was centered …

Baltimore Basilica Reopening After Quake Repair

The Archdiocese of Baltimore says its downtown basilica will reopen Easter Sunday following repairs to damage caused by a 2011 earthquake. The church was closed last August for repairs caused by the 5.8 magnitude quake in Virginia. The basilica did …

Rebuilding of Quake-Damaged Virginia School to Begin

Louisa County, Va., officials are preparing to break ground for a new elementary school that will replace one severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake. The Richmond Times-Dispatch says the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is scheduled …

USGS to Map Faults in Virginia That Caused 2011 Quake

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey plan to map underground faults in Virginia that caused last year’s earthquake. The mapping will be done with a low-flying airplane carrying instruments that will measure gravitational and magnetic pull at different sites. The …