PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A pair of earthquakes were detected in Eastern Kentucky Thursday, including one in Pike County, but it’s not very likely that many people noticed.
The first happened in Breathitt County just after 3:30 a.m. and measured 2.3 on the Richter scale.
The second was recorded around 5:30 a.m. about 7 miles east-northeast of Pikeville, near Kimper, and measured 2.5.
Quakes measuring 2.5 or lower are not felt except under very specific conditions.
