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\nAn early Friday morning earthquake shook the day up in Garrard County.<\/p>\n
\nAn early Friday morning earthquake shook the day up in Garrard County.<\/p>\n
The epicenter of the 2.6 magnitude quake was eight miles out from Lancaster and felt as far away as Frankfort.<\/p>\n
The 5:12 a.m. quake happened in Garrard County near the Madison County line.<\/p>\n
The tremor occurred eight miles below the surface, registering at a magnitude of 2.6 on the Richter Scale.<\/p>\n
The event was captured by the seismic network operated by the Kentucky Geological Survey at UK.<\/p>\n
A seismometer picked up Friday morning\u2019s seismic shift that lasted three minutes.<\/p>\n
There are other seismometers across the state marked by red triangles that constantly measure tremors.<\/p>\n
UK seismologist Dr. Seth Carpenter said most earthquakes happen eight feet below the surface or deeper in this part of the country.<\/p>\n
Dr. Carpenter says this was the third recorded earthquake in the Garrard County area dating back to the 1800\u2032s.<\/p>\n
At magnitude 2.6, Carpenter says this quake ties for the third largest in the state so far in 2023. The other one was in Burgin, Mercer County, back in January. The largest quake so far this year was in May, a magnitude 3.3 south of Owensboro.
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