COOTER, Missouri – A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck southeastern Missouri, with shaking reported across multiple states in the Midwest and Southeast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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The earthquake occurred in the Missouri Bootheel, near Cooter, around 12:59 p.m. CDT, near the Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky state lines.

Since 2000, there have only been 10 other instances of at least a magnitude 4.0 earthquake in the region, according to the USGS.

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Thursday’s quake ranks among the five strongest in the past 25 years.

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