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Seismographs are usually used to measure when pieces of the earth slam into each other, but they’re pretty good at measuring ...
A highly anticipated Metallica concert at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium wasn't just a performance; it was a seismic event.
Virginia Tech began coming out to Metallica on Aug. 27, 2000, when Virginia Tech installed the first videoboard inside Lane ...
The electrifying tradition of Virginia Tech fans synchronizing their energy to Enter Sandman at football games reached a new ...
For the last 25 years, Virginia Tech begins every game at Lane Stadium the same way: by blasting Metallica ‘s “Enter Sandman” while the Hokies take the field.
It wasn’t just the Metallica concert at Virginia Tech causing seismic waves this week, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded near Dillwyn.
A powerful magnitude 3.0 earthquake jolted Virginia, sending shockwaves through the state and neighbouring regions. The tremor was felt by over 150 people across multiple states, including Virginia, ...
Dr. Martin Chapman, a seismologist at Virginia Tech, says the vibration of the fans jumping around Lane Stadium travels down through the foundation of the stadium and into the ground is what produces ...
However, the somewhat shallow Buckingham earthquake, which originated just 5 miles below the surface, left several questions ...
A small earthquake centered in Buckingham County shook Central Virginia Tuesday afternoon. It registered a 3.0 on the Richter scale.
Thousands of Central Virginians are asking one another if they felt the earthquake that shook the region Tuesday afternoon.