Earthquake near Hicksville Sunday morning.;

Did you feel it? The first recorded earthquake in Defiance County happened in Hicksville Sunday morning. The quake occurred at 6:46 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The 2.9 magnitude earthquake happened roughly half a mile southwest of Hicksville at a depth of nearly 6 miles. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Ohio Earthquake Database does not have any records for an earthquake in Defiance County as of Sunday afternoon. According to data from the USGS, the event was felt around northwest Ohio into northeast Indiana.