According to USGS, another earthquake struck Ohio this afternoon near where an earthquake struck early Tuesday morning. Today’s magnitude 3.1 event was just as strong as Tuesday’s and struck about 4,000 feet away from the earlier quake’s epicenter. While no damage was reported, dozens of people used the USGS “Did you feel it?” web based online reporting tool to report feeling shaking and/or hearing booming noises. Today’s epicenter near Pleasant City, Ohio was 3.4 km deep which was more shallow than Tuesday’s 5.0 km depth.
According to USGS, earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.0 or less are rarely felt or heard by people, but once they exceed 2.0 , more and more people can feel them. While damage is possible with magnitude 3.0 events or greater, significant damage and casualties usually don’t occur until the magnitude of a seismic event rises to a 5.5 or greater rated event.
The magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck on Tuesday morning near Pleasant City from a depth of 5 km at 4:12 am local time; Pleasant City is between Columbus, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While there were no reports of damage or injuries, more than 3 dozen people reported to USGS they felt the quake through their “Did you feel it?” web reporting tool…