A 2.0 magnitude earthquake was reported Tuesday night in central Maryland.
Officials from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources say the earthquake struck at around 11:49 p.m. near Sykesville— a small town in Carroll County.
Maryland experienced an earthquake at 11:49pm last night. Magnitude of the earthquake at its epicenter is calculated to be 2.0. Epicenter is calculated to be 2.9 miles East-SE of Sykesville & 6.3 miles west of Randallstown & depth of the earthquake is 4 km https://t.co/fOasbABIUg pic.twitter.com/JGn9RZXIQP
— Maryland DNR (@MarylandDNR) October 12, 2022
Based on the magnitude of the earthquake, authorities say homes around the epicenter may have experienced light shaking of pictures or dishes hung on the wall. No injuries have been reported.
“Earthquakes occur in this area [central Maryland] due to ancient geologic faults in the earth that were made hundreds of millions of years ago when the North American continent was being made,” the Maryland Department of Natural Resources wrote in a Facebook post. “These faults are internal faults that are very different than the faults we hear about in California. The faults in Maryland are more like cracks in a pie crust vs. one continental plate going underneath another continental plate.”
Some residents in Montgomery County reported feeling very light activity, according to a map from the United States Geological Survey.
If you felt the earthquake, you can report it to officials here.
