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Small Earthquake Recorded on West Virginia Border
Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 ; 07:00 PM | View Comments | Post Comment
Residents most likely did not feel it.

By Leigh Ann Towne
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ATHENS, West Virginia -- Although residents in West Virginia and Virginia probably did not feel it, residents suffered a small earthquake over the weekend along the borders of the two states.

The Southeast United States Seismic Network confirms the quake had a magnitude of 2.4.

It happened at 11:09a.m. Saturday, April 11th. The recording showed it to be nine miles northeast of Athens, in Mercer County.

There were no reports of damage or injuries.

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