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2.0 Magnitude Quake in SE Missouri Monday Morning

2.0 Magnitude Quake in SE Missouri Monday Morning
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Dec. 17, 2018 | NEW MADRID COUNTY
By West Kentucky Star Staff Dec. 17, 2018 | 01:52 PM | NEW MADRID COUNTY
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake was reported along the New Madrid fault line Monday morning.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey at the University of Memphis, the quake was centered five miles west of Bessie, TN, in rural New Madrid County, 42 miles south of Sikeston, and 45 miles west of Union City. It occurred at 9:40 am CST.

The USGS says 2.5 is the threshold of humans being able to detect the ground shaking.
 
No damage has been reported from this earthquake.
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