FOURTH QUAKE HITS BRAXTON COUNTY

(05/07/2010)
A fourth earthquake in less than a month has been recorded in Braxton County.

Today's quake was recorded at 6:30 a.m. today just outside Gassaway, measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale. The four tremors have measured between 2.6 and 2.8 on the Richter scale.

Some earthquake experts say the tremors could be a sign of worse things to come, but Dr. Dewey Sanderson, chair of the geology department at Marshall University, told WSAZ-TV the geology of Braxton County won't allow for a major earthquake.

One of the quakes was near the Calhoun County line, not far from Elmira.