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ST. GEORGE — An earthquake struck in an area less than 10 miles south of St. George Saturday evening, and the U.S. Geological Survey is asking anyone in the region who may have felt it to share their experience in an online survey.
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reported the quake at 5:09 p.m. on the Arizona Strip about 7 miles southeast of the Bloomington Hills area of St. George.
The epicenter of the quake occurred in an uninhabited area near a system of dirt roads south of the Utah-Arizona border. It measured 2.8 magnitude on the Richter scale, according to the USGS.
As of about 7:30 p.m. Saturday, an online survey issued by the USGS reports two responders feeling very weak shakes, with no potential for any real damage.
However, in order to get a more complete picture of the quake’s impact, the USGS is asking anyone interested in contributing to “citizen science” who was in the vicinity of the quake to share their experience on the survey website, regardless of whether they felt any shaking.