The United States Geological Survey is reporting that there was a small earthquake in Rowan County on Tuesday.

USGS reports that the 2.3 magnitude quake struck just 5.6 miles southwest of Morehead. The quake was reported around 3:24pm.

the USGS reports that most of North America east of the Rocky Mountains experiences infrequent smaller earthquakes.

They say most earthquakes in North America east of the Rockies occur as faulting within bedrock that's usually miles deep.

You can visit the USGS report