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February 10, 2006
LAKE COUNTY RECORDS ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE
Ohio Seismic Network records 2.6-magnitude
 COLUMBUS, OH - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.6 was recorded today by the Ohio Seismic Network at 8:30 a.m. in the lakeshore area of Lake County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
Initial data indicates the earthquake was centered offshore from Mentor-on-the-Lake. There were two similar-sized earthquakes in the general area in January 2006. No damages have been reported.
“These small earthquakes are important because they occur more frequently and help to identify the location of faults that may periodically produce larger, potentially damaging earthquakes,” said Michael Hansen, coordinator of the Ohio Seismic Network (OhioSeis).
OhioSeis consists of 25 volunteer, cooperative seismograph stations throughout Ohio located at colleges, universities and other institutions. The network is coordinated by the ODNR Division of Geological Survey. The networks’ operations are managed from the Ohio Earthquake Information Center at the division’s facility at Alum Creek State Park in Delaware County. Each seismic station in the network continuously records ground motion for detection and location of local and regional earthquakes. All stations are connected to the Internet for real-time data access by researchers.
Ohio has felt more than 185 earthquakes since 1776 and 15 of them have caused damage. Ohio’s most seismically active regions are northeast Ohio along Lake Erie in Lake and Ashtabula counties as well as western Ohio, including Shelby and Auglaize counties. The largest earthquake in Ohio was a 5.4 magnitude event on March 9, 1937. It caused considerable damage in the village of Anna in Shelby County.
Anyone who feels an earthquake is encouraged to report it on the OhioSeis Web site at ohiodnr.com/ohioseis or call 740-548-5979.
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