URICH, Mo. -- A 3.3-magnitude earthquake centered here had some locals feeling a strange motion Wednesday afternoon, but caused no damages or injuries, state officials said. The temblor occurred at 2:59 p.m., the State Emergency Management Agency said. It was centered about 4 miles south of this 500-person town east of Kansas City. There are hundreds of thousands of tiny quakes across the globe each year. Those with magnitudes of 2.5 to 5.4 can typically be felt, but cause only minor damage.
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