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Earthquake tremor report in Arkansas

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PARKIN, Ar., (KNOE 8 News) - An earthquake was said to be roughly 39 miles West of Memphis and just 6 miles WSW of Parkin, Arkansas.

The tremor was reported to be just under 4 on the Richter scale and an estimated 5 kilometers deep.

No serious damage is being reported at this time.

Here is the official report on the "shaker" ...

 

Magnitude

3.9 mb_Lg

Date-Time:

 

29 Oct 2012 12:39:22 UTC
29 Oct 2012 07:39:22 near epicenter
29 Oct 2012 05:39:22 standard time in your time zone

Location

35.213N 90.651W

Depth

5 km

Distances

11 km (6 miles) WSW (237 degrees) of Parkin, AR
13 km (8 miles) E (97 degrees) of Wynne, AR
17 km (11 miles) ENE (58 degrees) of Colt, AR
63 km (39 miles) W (280 degrees) of Memphis, TN
381 km (237 miles) S (186 degrees) of St. Louis, MO

 

 

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