Minor earthquake near Red Bud

A minor earthquake was reported early Friday morning near Red Bud.

A 2.3-magnitude quake was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey about 4.5 miles southeast of Red Bud in Randolph County at 6:04 a.m. Friday, according to earthquaketrack.com.

There were no reports of damage, with only two people reporting they felt the small tremor.

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