M2.3 earthquake recorded near Hinkleville, KY
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Updated: Aug. 23, 2018 at 1:07 PM CDT
BALLARD COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - A magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded in western Kentucky on Thursday, August 23.
According to the USGS, it happened around 10:30 a.m. a little more than 1 mile south of Hinkleville, 18.7 miles west-southwest of Paducah and 37.5 miles south of Cape Girardeau.
It had a reported depth of 12 kilometers.
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