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Two Small Quakes in Southeast MO Tuesday

Two Small Quakes in Southeast MO Tuesday
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Aug. 15, 2017 | LINDA, MO
By West Kentucky Star Staff Aug. 15, 2017 | 09:40 AM | LINDA, MO
The USGS has  reported two small earthquakes within 2-1/2 hours in southeast Missouri on Tuesday.

According to the USGS, a magnitude 2.9 tremor occurred at 8:59 am. It was about 5.5 miles below the earth's surface, and epicentered in Linda, Missouri. This is just across the Mississippi River from Tiptonville, Tennessee.

Another quake of magnitude 2.3, occurred at 11:31 am. It was 8 miles below the ground, and epicentered 2.1 miles north of LaForge, Missouri, about 13 miles SSE of Sikeston. 

The two locations are about 20 miles apart on a north-south line along the Mississippi River between Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky.

A few people in Tennessee reported feeling the first quake. 

The USGS says a quake that generally measures above a 2.5 or 2.6 threshold can usually be felt by humans.

 


On the Net:

Click HERE for more on the tremor from the USGS
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