2nd earthquake this month reported in Georgia

ATLANTA — Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Glenn Burns says an earthquake was reported Friday morning near Augusta.

The 2.5 magnitude quake was reported in the city of Evans.

"We've been seeing a lot of geologic activity in this are over the recent weeks and months," Burns said Friday on Channel 2 Action News at 4.

As we move into the weekend, the models are varying greatly with timing of the system.

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