I hoping our Missouri members are ok!
4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Missouri
2 hours, 35 minutes ago
WEST PLAINS, Mo. - An earthquake with an estimated 4.0 magnitude shook parts of southeast Missouri early Saturday, but no damage was reported.
The earthquake hit at 12:09 a.m. and was centered about 10 miles northeast of West Plains at a depth of about 3.1 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
"It shook some houses, but no damage was done," said Howell County deputy dispatcher Paul O'Brien.
The quake was in the New Madrid Fault zone, which runs across parts of Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois and Arkansas. The zone experiences more than 200 small earthquakes (news - web sites) annually.
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4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Missouri
2 hours, 35 minutes ago
WEST PLAINS, Mo. - An earthquake with an estimated 4.0 magnitude shook parts of southeast Missouri early Saturday, but no damage was reported.
The earthquake hit at 12:09 a.m. and was centered about 10 miles northeast of West Plains at a depth of about 3.1 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
"It shook some houses, but no damage was done," said Howell County deputy dispatcher Paul O'Brien.
The quake was in the New Madrid Fault zone, which runs across parts of Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois and Arkansas. The zone experiences more than 200 small earthquakes (news - web sites) annually.
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