JACKSON COUNTY — A 3.1 magnitude earthquake was reported about 30 miles north of the Ohio River in eastern Ohio Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The epicenter of the earthquake was near Oak Hill, Ohio and was reported around 4 p.m., according to a USGS earthquake monitoring website. Oak Hill is located about 30 miles north of the Ohio River and about 40 miles south of Chillicothe.
Data first reported by the USGS indicated the quake registered as a 2.9 magnitude. However it was later upgraded to a 3.1 magnitude.
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The depth of the earthquake was measured around 16 miles below the surface, according to USGS data. All four seismographs in the Miami Valley detected the earthquake, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources monitoring website.
Earthquakes between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude are often felt by humans but only cause minor damage, according to Michigan Technological University. It was not immediately known if any damage had been reported.
Major earthquakes are very rare in the state, but earthquakes are consistently detected, tracked, and monitored by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
We’ll continue to update this story as new details become available.
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