MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Mid-South was hit by seven earthquakes in just one day.
The strongest earthquake – a magnitude three – was felt on Monday across parts of Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri and Kentucky.
At the University of Memphis Center for Earthquake Research and Information , Dr. Kent Moran is busy keeping a close eye on recent quake activity on Seismic Maps.
“This is normal seismicity,” Dr. Moran said. “It just comes in bursts on occasion.”
He’s not just looking for the Big One, but other quakes around the world and those shaking parts of the Mid-South.
“We (are) here at the Earthquake Center to help educate the public, educate the emergency services (on how) to be prepared for such events big or small,” Dr. Moran said.
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In recent days, what’s called a “swarm of earthquakes” rattled an area near the New Madrid Fault Line in Missouri.
Seven earthquakes shook the area in a nine-hour span.
“We’ve seen over the past few days; one was a magnitude seven off the coast of Oregon and California,” Dr. Moran said. “We’ve had a spate of smaller earthquakes here of magnitudes below two and the biggest of the four was a magnitude three.”