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State Says McArthur Earthquake Not Related To Fracking

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published May 25, 2017 at 5:18 AM EDT
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U.S. Geological Survey

The U.S Geological Survey says a 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck just south of McArthur Wednesday afternoon. No injuries are reported.  The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says it is associated with a fault line in Athens and not fracking. A 3.0 magnitute earthquake struck Monroe County in early April.

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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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