Portions of Butler County may have felt ‘weak’ effect of Ohio earthquake
An earthquake that rocked the Cleveland area Sunday night may have been felt in some parts of Pennsylvania, including portions of Butler County, according to maps by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Just before 11 p.m., the USGS says an earthquake hit about 2.5 miles southeast of Madison, Ohio in Lake County.
The earthquake was originally measured at a 4.0 magnitude, but was later updated to a 3.6 magnitude by the USGS. Aftershock was also felt in the Lake County, Ohio area around 11:15 p.m.
According to the USGS ShakeMap, an intensity indicator was shown at Moraine State Park, noting a level II intensity. By definition on the USGS website, level II has a weak shake level, with likely “zero damage” in those areas.
Another map, the USGS Community Internet Intensity Map indicated a level II shake could be felt in Valencia, which is also weak in intensity with likely no damage.
Lee Hendricks, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, said outside the initial area in Ohio, the areas in Pennsylvania that may have felt the earthquake are well spread out and might not have felt something at all, despite them showing up on the USGS maps.
“Those areas might have felt a very weak shake,” Hendricks said.
