By Heather Michon
Correspondent
An earthquake set Fluvanna County rocking on Tuesday (May 6).
Very gently rocking.
The 2.6-magnitude earthquake was centered just outside Dilwyn, about 25 miles south of Palmyra.
People all over the county felt the shaking or heard the tell-tale rumbling of the quake at about 1 p.m.
Many of them took to social media to share their experience.
“I was on a Zoom meeting and it made my camera shake,” said Casey Oakley.
“LOL,” posted Ed Lauterbach. “I thought my AC was acting up.”
“I thought it was a big truck, but then kidding said it may have just been an earthquake,” said Carol Towler. “The one I experienced in California was a 6.7.”
Small though it was, it did bring back memories of the August 2011 earthquake centered in Louisa County, near Mineral.
The 5.8-magnitude quake was felt from Eastern Canada to Georgia. Six people in our region suffered minor injuries and damages to buildings and infrastructure totaled between $200-300 million.
