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Fourth earthquake in a week hits Lake Lanier area

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Earthquake: File photo. An area near the border of Mexico and Guatemala registered an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 on Sunday. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images)

For the fourth time in the last seven days, a small earthquake has hit the Buford area around Lake Lanier.

The U.S. Geological Survey said this one was a 2.2 magnitude earthquake. It hit shortly after 7:15 a.m. Thursday.

A 2.0 magnitude quake hit the same area on Sunday. Last Thursday night, a 2.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Buford.

Most earthquakes less than 3.0 magnitude are typically not felt, according to our partners at Channel 2.

Thursday’s earthquake was about 5.5 miles below the surface of the ground.