NewsJune 7, 2019
2.4 earthquake reported in Kentucky
KEVIL, Ky. -- The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 2.4 earthquake has occurred in Kentucky along the New Madrid fault line. News outlets said the quake was reported northeast of Kevil shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday. There were no reports of damage...
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KEVIL, Ky. -- The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 2.4 earthquake has occurred in Kentucky along the New Madrid fault line.
News outlets said the quake was reported northeast of Kevil shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday. There were no reports of damage.
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The USGS at the University of Memphis said the quake was centered 4.1 miles northeast of Kevil and 12.7 miles west-northwest of Paducah.
The USGS says at 2.5, humans are able to detect the ground shaking, but there were some reports of the quake being felt in neighboring Marshall County.
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