A cold quiet Tuesday afternoon was interrupted by rumbles and a boom felt across western Henrico County. 

The United States Geological Survey reported a 2.8-magnitude earthquake at around 5:30 p.m. in the Wyndham area and again at 2:50 a.m. with a 2.3-magnitude.

The earthquake’s aftershock Tuesday afternoon was felt across Richmond’s surrounding areas including Hanover County, Goochland County, Short Pump, Tuckahoe and Glen Allen. Residents in parts of Fairfax County, Rockingham County and Culpeper also reported feeling the tremor. No injuries or damages have been reported.

Virginia Commonwealth University Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Arif Sikder explained earthquakes are uncommon in Virginia due to the lack of active faults on the East Coast.

However, he believes the Quail Fault — a buried fault zone in Virginia identified after the 2011 earthquake — may be reactivating. He noted the epicenters of tremors in 2011, 2013 and Tuesday were all within a 5-mile radius. Sikder urged officials to remain vigilant.

“This appears to me that a reactivation is going on along that existing fault,” he said. “Obviously, if this is going on, there’s always a chance of having a bigger one.”