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EARTHQUAKE STRIKES PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA !
Earthquake Strikes Pierre, SD
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The USGS Earthquake Center has confirmed a
rare South Dakota earthquake centered near the state's capital city
on Tuesday afternoon.
The center says a magnitude 3.4 quake hit 3 miles west of
Pierre at 2:45 p.m. CDT.
No damage has been reported, but people in the city reported
hearing multiple booms.
The USGS says the last earthquake recorded in South Dakota was
on Feb. 7, 2007, when a 3.1 magnitude quake hit 15 miles
west-northwest of Wall.