An earthquake was felt across a large part of Lancaster County shortly after midnight today.
There were no initial reports of damage or injuries.
The quake measured 3.3 on the Richter scale and was centered about one mile north of Salunga in East Hempfield Township, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Seismograph readings on the Millersville University Web site showed a sudden, short-lived movement at the time of the quake.
The USGS said the quake occurred at 12:04:34 a.m. today.
The Intelligencer Journal newsroom was flooded with calls from residents of the city and Lititz, Manheim and Mountville Boroughs and East Hempfield and Manheim Townships who said they heard what sounded like an explosion.
A caller on Blossom Hill in Manheim Township said she felt "a rumbling in the house, like a truck hit the house." She said she felt an aftershock.
A caller from Ephrata said the earthquake "knocked all of the pots off of her stove."
Residents of Marticville and Smoketown also called in.
A newspaper receptionist said a caller from Manheim Township was speaking with her mother in Bel Air, Md., when both parties suspected hearing "what sounded like a train wreck" at the same time today.
A woman from Centerville said everybody in her trailer park community "felt the ground shake, and their lights went off and on."
County police and fire dispatchers said they had no immediate reports of damage resulting from the quake. No ambulance or fire calls were reported following the incident.
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