The Central Virginia seismic zone is far from the nearest tectonic plate boundaries and is laced with known faults, but numerous smaller or deeply buried faults remain undetected. Even the known faults are poorly located at earthquake depths.
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The Central Virginia seismic zone is far from the nearest tectonic plate boundaries and is laced with known faults, but numerous smaller or deeply buried faults remain undetected. Even the known faults are poorly located at earthquake depths.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...