Possible Earthquake in Dayton, Ohio?
Possible Earthquake in Dayton, Ohio?
Yes, it did happen! For an updated post as of 6/23 at 6:00pm, click here.
Around 1:45 today, I was sitting at my desk here at Irongate Realtors in Springboro, Ohio, and I felt....nothing. Not even a slight quake. However, I was on my computer and noticed that "earthquake in Dayton" was beginning to trend on Twitter. I wondered what had happened, and quickly, I tried to search the internet and found the information I was looking for on WHIOTV.com: Thankfully, it was not an earthquake! The earth did shake, however, because a man hole exploded and shot into the air on South Main Street. See their report below:
"DAYTON, Ohio -- People in downtown Dayton are reporting possible underground explosions and tremors.
The Dayton Power and Light company is also reporting a number of power outages including 490 customers at the University of Dayton.
At 2 p.m., the Dayton Fire Department reported an explosion that blew a manhole cover off in the 1000 block of South Main Street. One official said this may be caused by transformers
blowing due to the extreme heat.
There are also multiple reports of traffic signals out and people trapped in elevators near the University of Dayrton. DAYTON, Ohio -- People in downtown Dayton are reporting possible underground explosions and tremors.
The Dayton Power and Light company is also reporting a number of power outages including 490 customers at the University of Dayton.
At 2 p.m., the Dayton Fire Department reported an explosion that blew a manhole cover off in the 1000 block of South Main Street. One official said this may be caused by transformers blowing due to the extreme heat.
There are also multiple reports of traffic signals out and people trapped in elevators near the University of Dayton."
