BROWN COUNTY — An earthquake was detected near the Ohio River early Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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The USGS measured the quake as a 2.4 magnitude earthquake that happened around midnight Thursday. The earthquake was centered near the Ohio River about four miles from Georgetown, Ohio in Brown County.
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The depth of the earthquake was measured around 5 miles below the surface, according to USGS data.
The earthquake was the second reported in Brown County within seven days, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Earthquakes under a 2.5 magnitude are typically considered minor and are usually not felt by humans. However they are strong enough to be detected by a seismograph, according to Michigan Technological University.
Major earthquakes are very rare in the state, but earthquakes are consistently detected, tracked, and monitored by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
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