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Earthquakes in West Virginia
ShareUSGS has not recorded an earthquake in and around West Virginia in the last 30 days. The largest ever recorded here is M 5.8, 11 km SSW of Mineral, Virginia, on 2011-08-23.
Nothing recorded in the last 30 days
USGS logged 3 events here in the last year. The historical record is below.
Recent earthquakes in and around West Virginia
USGS has not located an earthquake in and around West Virginia in the last 30 days. That is normal for this area: it recorded 3 in the last year.
The largest on record in and around West Virginia
Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 5.8 at 11 km SSW of Mineral, Virginia on 2011-08-23: moderate: can damage poorly built structures.
Largest since 1900 USGS
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 5.8 | 11 km SSW of Mineral, Virginia | 2011-08-23 | 6.0 km deep |
| M 4.7 | West Virginia | 1976-06-19 | 5.0 km deep |
| M 4.6 | 6 km NE of Luray, Virginia | 1918-04-10 | Not recorded |
| M 4.5 | 8 km ENE of Athens, West Virginia | 1969-11-20 | 3.0 km deep |
| M 4.5 | 5 km ENE of Columbia, Virginia | 2003-12-09 | 10.0 km deep |
| M 4.5 | 8 km SW of Mineral, Virginia | 2011-08-25 | 6.8 km deep |
| M 4.3 | 13 km NNW of Raven, Virginia | 2006-11-02 | 1.0 km deep |
| M 4.2 | 5 km WNW of Palmyra, Virginia | 1984-08-17 | 8.6 km deep |
| M 4.2 | 11 km SSW of Mineral, Virginia | 2011-08-24 | 0.0 km deep |
| M 4.1 | 9 km E of Vansant, Virginia | 1988-04-14 | 0.0 km deep |
How these numbers were counted
Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in and around West Virginia. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering West Virginia. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.
Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-08-10. Public domain.