Mailing Address:
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological Survey
2045 Morse Rd., Bldg. C-1
Columbus, OH 43229-6693


Telephone:
(614) 265-6576
Fax: (614) 447-1918
E-Mail: geo.survey@dnr.state.oh.us


Earthquake Contact:

Michael C. Hansen
OhioSeis Network Coordinator
(740) 548-5979
ohioseis@dnr.state.oh.us


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OhioSeis
Ohio Earthquake on June 03, 2001:

Origin Time: June 03, 2001, 06:36:46.39 p.m. EST / 22:36:46.39 UTC
Location: 41.87º N   80.76º W
Magnitude: mbLg = 3.2
Depth: 2.5 km


Residents of Ashtabula and nearby areas were shaken by another earthquake on June 3, 2001, at 6:36 p.m. This event had a magnitude of 3.2, as determined by the Ohio Seismic Network. No damage was reported, although more than 90 felt reports were received by the Ashtabula County Emergency Management Agency. A 2.3-magnitude aftershock was recorded at 4:27 a.m. on June 5. One person reported feeling it. The epicenter location is east of Ashtabula.
 
These earthquakes follow a 2.6-magnitude event on January 20 and a 4.5-magnitude event on January 25. The latter event resulted in at least 50 reports of damage. The cause of this earthquake sequence is unknown at this time but is being investigated by the Ohio Seismic Network and seismologists from Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University and the University of Michigan.
 
OhioSeis Epicenter/Magnitude Data Table
 
Felt Report Posted on USGS Earthquake Hazards Program web site
 
Seismogram recorded at Ohioseis station MUCO (graphic)
 


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