LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A small earthquake was detected in central Kentucky on Thursday morning.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake epicenter was detected just east of Burgin with a magnitude of 2.6. A report from USGS shows it occurred around 3:00 a.m.
There were no reports of any damage or injuries.
WHAS11 spoke with Dr. Seth Carpenter, a seismologist from the University of Kentucky, about the impact of this earthquake.
Carpenter says this earthquake was at a fault line 20 miles beneath the Earth's surface. Earthquakes that happen this far down typically aren't felt by people -- but this was an exception.
"In this case, it was very small, and also quite deep. So it's interesting that any people felt it," Carpenter said. "But apparently there were a couple of people, at least, that reported experiencing it. It was a very typical earthquake."
Carpenter says that sometimes a storm can cause an earthquake to happen sooner than expected, due to rainwater effecting underground reservoirs, but he doesn't believe it to be the case with this seismic event.
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