The largest Virginia earthquake in more than a century shook the Washington, D.C., region at about 1:50 p.m. Tuesday.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake registered 5.9 in magnitude and took place 3.7 miles below the surface. The quake was 9 miles from Mineral, Va., 90 miles southwest of D.C. It lasted about 30-40 seconds and was felt up and down the East Coast.
After early inspections, there are no reports of road or bridge damage.
DDOT reported some traffic light outages
