Fairfax, Virginia — Earthquakes

Earthquakes Near Fairfax, Virginia

A list of all earthquakes centered near Fairfax, Virginia over the last 40 years. Data courtesy of USGS: Global Earthquake Search.

Nearest Earthquakes by Distance
# Earthquake Distance
1.2008-05-06 - Mag. 2.00 (md)5.5 mi.
2.1997-09-29 - Mag. 2.50 (mblg)14.5 mi.
3.2010-07-16 - Mag. 3.40 (mwr)23.4 mi.
4.1974-03-23 - Mag. 2.50 (lg)25.9 mi.
5.1993-03-12 - Mag. 2.00 (mblg)32.8 mi.
6.1993-03-16 - Mag. 1.80 (mblg)32.8 mi.
7.1993-07-09 - Mag. 1.90 (md)32.8 mi.
8.1996-12-22 - Mag. 2.30 (md)32.8 mi.
9.1993-03-15 - Mag. 2.70 (mblg)34.6 mi.
10.1993-03-10 - Mag. 2.50 (md)35.1 mi.
11.1993-04-04 - Mag. 1.50 (md)35.2 mi.
12.1990-01-13 - Mag. 2.60 (md)46 mi.
13.2012-09-15 - Mag. 2.20 (ml)46.2 mi.
14.2007-10-08 - Mag. 1.50 (md)46.8 mi.
15.2005-02-23 - Mag. 2.10 (md)48 mi.
16.1991-09-28 - Mag. 2.40 (mblg)52.6 mi.
17.2012-05-01 - Mag. 2.10 (md)60.1 mi.
18.2009-08-02 - Mag. 2.30 (mblg)65.1 mi.
19.2012-07-01 - Mag. 2.00 (md)66.4 mi.
20.2011-09-19 - Mag. 2.00 (md)66.4 mi.
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