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    2.7-magnitude earthquake hits Leslie County

    By Murry Lee,

    25 days ago

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    LESLIE COUNTY, Ky. (WJHL) – An earthquake was detected in eastern Kentucky early Wednesday morning.

    According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred about 11 miles southeast of Hyden in Leslie County. The USGS places the time of the earthquake around 5:47 a.m.

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    The 2.7-magnitude earthquake had a depth of about 7.7 miles, per the USGS.

    As of noon Wednesday, the USGS had not received any reports from people claiming to have felt the earthquake.

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