Earthquakes shake up Northwest Tennessee and Missouri

Two minor earthquakes occurred in Northwest Tennessee and Missouri on Friday morning, with a 2.1 magnitude quake reported in Lake County, Tennessee, and a 2.4 magnitude quake in Missouri near Portageville. These events happened just days after a 2.5 magnitude earthquake near Steele, Missouri. While these quakes are considered minor and typically not felt by people, they add to the history of small seismic activity in the New Madrid Seismic Zone in the Mid-South. This area experiences small quakes almost daily due to its location along three fault lines. In contrast, a larger 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit near Lebanon, New Jersey, shaking parts of the densely populated New York City metropolitan area. The earthquakes in the Mid-South and New York are likely not connected. The Mid-South area is no stranger to such seismic activity, and residents can stay informed by downloading the FOX13 Memphis app for breaking news alerts. Caruthersville, Missouri, is approximately one-and-a-half hours north of Memphis and 30 minutes northwest of Dyersburg. The recent earthquakes serve as a reminder of the ongoing geological activity in these regions.

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