Residents in Columbia and nearby areas were shaken by an earthquake that occurred on Monday night in Montgomery County and registered 1.8 on the Richter scale. An earthquake occurred in Montgomery County.
Spencerville was the location of the epicenter of the earthquake. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports that it was felt in the surrounding region soon before 11:30 p.m. on Monday. According to residents who live in the neighborhood and who wrote on Reddit and other social media sites, its impacts were felt in Hickory Ridge, which is a community in Columbia that is around 20 miles distant.
A few neighbors in Hickory Ridge have stated that they heard a boom, which sounded nearly like something was hitting a house or had been dropped. Many people have reported hearing the explosion. This is the third earthquake that has occurred in Maryland so far this year, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Monday evening, approximately ten complaints were made by the Howard County Police Department to report a loud noise that was occurring along the intersection of Route 29 and Route 32, as stated by a police department spokesperson.
According to the spokesman, officers searched the region but were unable to identify a cause for the noise. Additionally, the police are not aware of any effects that the earthquake may have had on Howard County.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake was able to be noticed in Wilmington, Delaware, and Washington, although it had a low ranking on the Richter scale, which is used to evaluate the intensity of earthquakes. A “microearthquake” is defined as an earthquake with a magnitude of 1.8 or less, as determined by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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According to Baltimoresun, a research geophysicist of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), earthquakes can happen at a variety of times throughout a single day. The modest depth of this one, according to Pratt, was what set it apart from the others. Having a closer proximity to the surface of the Earth causes the magnitude of the earthquake to be greater, and it also increases the likelihood that it will be felt.
Pratt went on to say that fault lines, which are responsible for earthquakes, stretch beneath the surface of the earth. According to him, if the magnitude of an earthquake is greater than four to four and a half, it has the potential to damage and shake surfaces.