On Tuesday, August 23rd at 1:51 pm PARI's seismometer recorded a Magnitude 5.9 earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was 38 miles northwest Richmond, VA. PARI's phones began ringing immediately after the earthquake with people asking about the event. Details of the earthquake are listed on the US Geological Survey (USGS) website. WLOS, ABC 13 reporter Megan Schiering came to PARI and interviewed Michael Castelaz and Lamar Owen for a story about the event.