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Minor earthquake reported in Lake County near where 2 earthquakes hit back in August

Dec 1 Earthquake
Posted at 10:31 AM, Dec 01, 2023
and last updated 2023-12-01 14:08:59-05

A weak earthquake was detected near Madison in Lake County on Friday morning, near where two earthquakes of similar magnitude hit back in August.

The United States Geological Survey reported a 2.3-magnitude earthquake near Madison at 8:58 a.m. Multiple people in Madison and Geneva reported to USGS that they felt the quake.

The Ohio Department of Transportation traffic camera on I-90 at SR-528 was shaken by the quake - ODOT representative Matt Bruning posted a short video to X, formerly Twitter:

ODOT traffic camera video of Lake County earthquake

An earthquake of the same magnitude was reported on Aug. 24 at 8:45 a.m. near the same location.

RELATED: 2.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Lake County Thursday morning

Two days later, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake shook Madison at 10:30 a.m.

That earthquake shook open several of the beer taps at the Debonne Vineyards, spilling about 30 gallons onto the floor of the beer tasting room.

RELATED: Lake, Rattle and Roll — Series of earthquakes shake Lake, Ashtabula counties

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