Virginia earthquake News

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 …

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 …