Ohio
3.3-magnitude earthquake reported near Chesapeake in southern Ohio along the Ohio River
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The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck Monday morning less than two miles northwest of Chesapeake, Ohio, in far southern Ohio along the Ohio River.
Chesapeake is a village of around 730 people in Lawrence County, located across the Ohio River from Huntington, W.Va. and about 131 miles from Columbus.
The earthquake occurred at 9:39 a.m. at a depth of more than 14 miles below the surface, the USGS reported.
Residents in the area likely felt a weak to light shake, the USGS reported, but no damage.
According to the USGS Community Internet Intensity Map, the quake was felt not only in Chesapeake, but in Brentwood, Proctorville and Rome to the east and all the way to Ironton to the west in Ohio.
Besides Huntington in West Virginia, which is home to Marshall University, the map indicates the tremor was felt in Ashland, Barboursville and Milton.
jwilhelm@dispatch.com