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2.1 Earthquake Shakes Cape Girardeau

2.1 Earthquake Shakes Cape Girardeau
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Mar. 22, 2020 | CAPE GIRARDEAU
By West Kentucky Star Staff Mar. 22, 2020 | 05:37 PM | CAPE GIRARDEAU
A small earthquake shook southeast Missouri and southern Illinois on Sunday.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey at the University of Memphis, the 2.1 quake was centered about 4 miles north of Cape Girardeau and about 30 miles south-southwest of Carbondale, IL

It happened around 5:00 pm.

The USGS says that a quake of 2.5 is the threshold of humans being able to detect the ground shaking.

 

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