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Two small earthquakes shake Ohio

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(WJW) – Certainly no one in Northeast Ohio felt a thing, but on Monday, two small earthquakes hit the Buckeye State.

According to United States Geological Survey (USGS), a 3.1 magnitude earthquake hit Ohio just after 4 p.m. in Oak Hill.

Oak Hill is in Jackson County, just north of Kentucky.

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While the quake was small, people reported feeling it from Columbus to West Virginia.

A second quake hit around 6 p.m. in Reno, Ohio.

That one was a 2.8 magnitude earthquake.

Reno is east of Columbus near West Virginia.

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USGS says many people in the area did feel it and reported it.

The city of Reno also had a small earthquake a week ago on January 28.

That was a 2.2 magnitude earthquake.



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