Quakes recorded in northeastern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ark. and NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo. (KAIT) - The U.S. Geological Survey recorded two minor earthquakes in northeastern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri.

The USGS registered a quake near Strawberry, Ark. at 12:27 a.m. on June 14. The tremor had a magnitude of 2.2 and a depth of about 9 miles.

The epicenter of the quake was 1.2 miles southeast of Strawberry and 22.6 miles northeast of Batesville.

The USGS registered another tremor near Howardville, Mo., at 5:39 p.m. on June 13. The epicenter of the quake was .5 miles north-northwest of Howardville and 20.8 miles south of New Madrid.

The tremor had a magnitude of 2.2 and a depth of roughly 3 miles.

As of 1:00 p.m. Saturday, no one reported feeling the quakes.

The USGS asks those who did feel the Arkansas and Missouri quakes to report their experience.

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