More earthquakes in wine country northwest of Youngstown

Some bottles may have been rattling over the weekend when the second, and third earthquakes in the past week shook Lake and Ashtabula Counties wine country on Sunday.

A 4.0 magnitude tremor was recorded by the U.S. Geological Service at 9:43 p.m. Sunday in the southern part of Madison Township in Lake County and Harpersfield Township in Ashtabula County.  The region, less than 50 miles northwest of Youngstown,  is home to more than half a dozen wineries.

The police dispatcher on duty in Madison Township told 21 News that she felt "a pretty good shake" and received more than 100 calls reporting the earthquake, but no reports of damage.

A few minutes later, just after 10 p.m., USGS recorded another quake.  This one was less powerful with 2.3 magnitude.

On Thursday, another 2.3 magnitude tremor was recorded in Madison Township.

According to the USGS, earthquakes with magnitudes between 1 and 3 are not felt, except by very few people under especially favorable conditions.

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake was centered on Division Street in Youngstown on New Year’s Eve in 2011.

That quake, which was felt throughout Northeast Ohio, was blamed on drilling waste from fracking being forced into an injection well.

The USGS has reported 212 earthquakes in Ohio since 1900.  The largest historic earthquake in Ohio occurred in 1937 and had an estimated magnitude of 5.4. This earthquake caused considerable damage to the town of Anna and other western Ohio communities.