JACKSON COUNTY — Two earthquakes were reported in Ohio Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The first earthquake was reported in Jackson County, about 30 miles north of the Ohio River, around 4 p.m. It had a magnitude of 3.1.
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The epicenter was near Oak Hill, Ohio, according to a USGS earthquake monitoring website. This earthquake was initially registered as a 2.9 magnitude but later upgraded to a 3.1 magnitude.
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.
Just before 6 p.m., a second earthquake was reported in Washington County.
This was a 2.8 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Reno, Ohio, according to a USGS earthquake monitoring website.
Reno is about 100 miles away from Oak Hill and is located along the Ohio-West Virginia line.
USGS data indicates the depth of this earthquake was measured around 6.2 miles below the surface.
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 for either earthquake.
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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