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Second Earthquake In 10 Hours Hits Western Parts Of Kentucky

Second Earthquake In 10 Hours Hits Western Parts Of Kentucky
June 20, 2005

Clinton, KY (AP) -- The National Earthquake Center reports an earth tremor Monday morning measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale was centered at Clinton in Hickman County. It was the second earthquake within ten hours to be centered in Hickman County, but both were of minor intensity. Sunday night's tremor occurred at 10 p.m. and was measured at 3.0.

A 4.0 tremor was felt across northwest Tennessee and southeast Kentucky last Thursday, but caused little damage.

Geophysicist John Minch at the National Earthquake Center in Golden, Colorado says it is not certain Monday's quake was on the New Madrid fault, but seismologists in Memphis think it was.

The quake at 8:21:41 a.m. was centered ten miles southeast of Cairo, Illinois or 30 miles west south west of Paducah. Minch says no damage reports have been received.

The Thursday quake was centered about ten miles northwest of Dyersburg, Tennessee near the town of Ridgely.

Dispatcher Marie Hart at the Kentucky State Police post in Mayfield says it felt as if the floor was moving. She said it was like the floor turned to water for a few seconds. She said many calls were received from people asking if there had been an
earthquake.

Monday morning's 3.9 shaker was felt in Western Kentucky, southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois and northwest Tennessee.


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