Earthquake Shakes Ohio

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Great Earthquakes in Diverse Places

Earthquake Shakes Ohio*

Tuesday March 13, 2007 2:46 AM

TWINSBURG, Ohio (AP) - A rare northeast Ohio earthquake, with a
preliminary magnitude of 3.6, was felt near the epicenter but caused no
major damage.

The quake was recorded at 7:18 p.m. outside Twinsburg, which is about 16
miles southeast of Cleveland. Most reports from people who felt the
quake came from Twinsburg and nearby Stow and Aurora, said Michael
Hansen, coordinator of the Ohio Seismic Network.

``This isn't an area where we commonly have earthquakes,'' he said.

Other than a television knocked off its stand, there were no reports of
damage.

Ohio's largest recorded earthquake registered 5.4 in 1937 in Shelby
County, a rural area between Toledo and Dayton.