DOWNINGTOWN — A very mild earthquake, registering just 2.7 on the Richter scale, was recorded just east and south of the borough and immediate surrounding area Sunday evening, according to the US Geological Survey.
Although the quake was mild, happening just after 6:30 p.m., there were reports of it being felt as far away as Exton and West Chester. No injuries or damage was reported.
Sunday night’s quake was much weaker than the Aug., 2011 5.7 quake that could be felt up and down the eastern seaboard and caused minor damage across the region.
You are correct…it was a typo….meant to type 5.7 (which is the figure I saw on the 2011 event — but sometimes those numbers vary).
The August 2011 earthquake in Virginia was a 5.8. There was a 4.6 (not 4.7) and a 4.0 on the same night in 1994 in Reading (both, like the VA quake, felt in Downingtown.)