A 2.7-magnitude earthquake rumbled in our area just after 8 Tuesday night

A 2.7-magnitude earthquake rumbled in our area just after 8 Tuesday night. It was centered six miles southwest of Charleston – seven miles east of Sikeston. Reports came in from East Prairie as having felt shaking. Preliminary reports at the University of Memphis measures the quake at 2.7 magnitude and 5.2 miles deep.