Earthquake Shakes West Tennessee
Report: 3.4 Magnitude Quake Hits Near Dyersburg
POSTED: 6:48 am CST November 6,
2009
UPDATED: 12:11 pm CST November 6,
2009
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- A small earthquake has shaken part of West Tennessee.The U.S. Geological Survey's initial report said a quake with a magnitude of 3.3 shook the area around Dyersburg early Friday. The report said the epicenter was three miles north of Dyersburg and the time it occurred was 12:39 a.m.A dispatcher with the Dyersburg city police said the dispatch center received several calls from city residents who asked if there had been a quake.There were no immediate reports of damage.The area is in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, which parallels the Mississippi River from the Missouri Bootheel to Marked Tree, Ark.
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