WASHINGTON, Ga. — The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a small earthquake in east Georgia on Wednesday morning.
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Just after 10 a.m., a magnitude 1.9 earthquake occurred in Washington, Ga., about 95 miles east of Atlanta.
Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Ashley Kramlich says that it usually means it was reservoir-induced.
Kramlich says there were no reports of people feeling it.
Most earthquakes with a magnitude of less than 3.0 are typically not felt, according to Severe Weather Team 2.
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