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2 small earthquakes felt in Georgia hours apart

The earthquakes were very shallow and showed a depth of zero miles, data from the USGS showed.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Some people in Georgia woke up to a slight rumble on Sunday morning -- and no, it wasn't thunder. 

According to the United States Geological Survey, a 2.3 magnitude earthquake occurred at 3:33 a.m. about nine miles north of Milledgeville in central Georgia.

The earthquake was very shallow and showed a depth of zero miles, data from the USGS showed.

However, nearly eight hours earlier Saturday night at 8:13 p.m., a 2.2 magnitude earthquake happened in almost the exact same location near Milledgeville. This earthquake was also shallow, despite a depth of 3.72 miles.

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