Earthquakes recorded about a hundred miles from Pittsburgh

By By QUINCEY REESE TribLive

They both happened last week in Pleasant City, which is near Columbus, Ohio.

Two earthquakes occurred about a hundred miles southwest of Pittsburgh this week near the same southeastern Ohio town.

A 3.1 magnitude earthquake occurred just after 4 a.m. Tuesday about a mile away from Pleasant City — a 0.18-squaremile village east of Columbus. A 3.4 magnitude was recorded near the area two days later around 3:15 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquakes were likely not noticed in ...

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