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-square-mile 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 Pittsburgh, a 112-mile drive away from Pleasant City.
Earthquakes are uncommon in Pennsylvania, according to the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
The largest earthquake recorded statewide — a 5.2-magnitude event near Pymatuning Lake in Crawford County — occurred in 1998, according to DCNR. A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in central Virginia, however, was widely felt in Pennsylvania in 2011 — including Western Pa.
