Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
All the shaking going on at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio wasn’t just from students partying on Wednesday.
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake was confirmed by the U.S. Geological Survey as striking just before 1 p.m. local time. The earthquake’s epicenter was almost 5 miles deep and centered 2 ½ miles east-southeast of Nelsonville, Ohio.
The USGS said the quake was felt mainly in southern Ohio and into parts of West Virginia.
The quake was the strongest to hit Ohio since a magnitude 4.0 quake struck Youngstown on December 31, 2011. It was the strongest quake to hit Athens County since a 3.8 quake in 1886.
The USGS says a 3.5 magnitude quake can be felt inside homes.
“At first, I thought a car hit the house. I thought the thing was going to come down. It was one big jolt,” resident Carl Corvin told the Columbus Dispatch.
Students at Ohio University tried to take advantage of the quake by asking the vice president of student affairs on the social network twitter if the quake meant classes were released for the day.
“This is funny. Really. But no. Good try though :),” VP Ryan Lombardi replied.
