CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — People living in southern Ohio, near the Wayne National Forest, may have felt a small earthquake Monday afternoon.
The earthquake was recorded near the state's border with West Virginia and Kentucky. It was a 3.3 magnitude and happened around 4:40 p.m., according to USGS. This level of magnitude is considered weak.
The epicenter was in Lawrence County, just northwest of Chesapeake.
Community members reported minor to light shakes that could be felt in areas near the Ohio-West Virgina-Kentucky border.
Earlier this year, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was reported in eastern Ohio.
Of the 300 earthquakes recorded at a 2.0 magnitude or higher in Ohio since 1776, 15 events have reportedly caused minor to moderate damage, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The state has never reported a death as a result of an earthquake.
The most destructive earthquakes reported to take place in Ohio date back to 1937. The second of the two on March 9 had a reported magnitude of 4.9 and could be felt throughout an area of roughly 150,000 square miles.
