Small earthquake rumbles in Southeast Missouri

STEELE, Mo. -- Another small earthquake has rattled parts of Southeast Missouri along the New Madrid fault.

The U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquakes Hazards Program said the earthquake with a magnitude of 2.7 rumbled at 4:26 a.m. Monday, centered near the small town of Steele in the Missouri Bootheel region.

There were no reports of injury or damage.

The New Madrid fault produced earthquakes in 1811 and 1812 that could be felt as far away as New England.

Some experts believe it's a matter of time before another serious quake occurs along the fault line.