Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A 3.5-magnitude earthquake, centered about 2 miles southeast of Nelsonville, startled Ohio residents Wednesday afternoon.
Though the earthquake was likely too mild to cause much damage, police received reports of tremors from the nearby college town of Athens, where Ohio University is situated, into West Virginia.
RT @OHIO_Compass: A mild #earthquake was felt on the @ohiou Athens campus today. No damage to any facilities http://t.co/khnnZRoGLf
Advertisement— Ohio University (@ohiou) November 20, 2013
“It was a little freaky,” one Nelsonville resident told the Athens Messenger. “Nobody else felt it except for one other person, but my stuff was shaking. It shook the whole building.”
“At first, I thought a car hit the house. I thought the thing was going to come down. It was one big jolt,” he said," 71-year-old Jackson resident told the Columbus Dispatch.
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Wednesday's tremor was the largest recorded in Ohio since 2011's 4.0-magnitude earthquake in Youngstown. It was Athens County's largest earthquake since 1886's 3.8-magnitude tremor.
Some local residents, especially Athens' significant population of college students, took a light-hearted approach to the jolt.
We are a strong people...uniting us #earthquake pic.twitter.com/2AZwnggi4I
Advertisement— Cuz I Go To OU (@CuzIGoToOU) November 20, 2013
3.5 magnitude earthquake hits Athens Ohio today at 1pm!! #earthquake #athensearthquake pic.twitter.com/0vLWM0VHUY
— Ryan Mills (@rymills713) November 20, 2013
Athens hit with a 3.5 magnitude earthquake. RIP to all those lost in the aftermath. pic.twitter.com/vcAg1bspYu
— Jacob Lockhart (@jlockhart4) November 20, 2013