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The National Earthquake Center reports an earth tremor this morning measuring 3.9 near Clinton, Kentucky in Hickman County. The earthquake at around 7:21 am was felt in four states and was the second in under 12 hours in the area. It was centered nearly on top of the Mississippi River. Dispatcher Marie Hart at Kentucky State Police post in Mayfield says it felt as if the floor was moving. She said it was like the floor turned to water for a few seconds. An earlier earthquake about 15 miles away registered 3.0 on the Richter scale. Quakes of 4.0 occur...

PORT ANGELES — A deep earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 beneath the Olympic Mountains jolted much of Western Washington early this morning. No damage was reported initially following the quake, which was widely felt across the Olympic Peninsula and in much of the Seattle area, said Anthony Qamar, Washington state seismologist. "Because of its depth, it would cause light damage if any damage," Qamar said. The temblor occurred at 3:02 a.m. PDT and was centered 31 miles beneath Olympic National Park and about 30 miles south of Port Angeles and 43 miles west of Seattle. An aftershock registering...