DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) — 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.
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.
