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Small earthquake with 2.3 magnitude hits Washington, D.C suburb
Jan 6, 2024
WASHINGTON D.C. The U.S. Geological Survey said a small earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.3 hit the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., on January 2 at around 12:51 a.m.
The center of the quake was some two miles (about 3.2 kilometers) west of Rockville in Montgomery County, with a preliminary depth of about 9.5 miles (15.3 kilometers).
The agency had received more than 1,400 reports through its website by mid-morning from people who reported feeling tremors in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer said there were no reports of injury or damage.
