The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.3 magnitude earthquake at 8:40 a.m. Sunday, centered around the Mississippi River about two miles west of Tiptonville, Tenn.  

The quake was large enough to be felt locally.  USGS had reports of the tremor being felt in Portageville and other Southeast Missouri and western Tennessee communities.

The epicenter of the quake was at 36.411°N, 89.529°W, 4 miles from Tiptonville, Tenn., 14 miles from Marston, and 149 miles from Memphis, Tenn.

The earthquake was one of the tremors that shake the New Madrid Seismic Zone from Illinois to Arkansas along the Mississippi River.  It is one of the most active earthquake zones in the United States.  The area felt two of the most powerful earthquakes in our nation's history when a series of 8.0+ magnitude quakes hit in 1811 and 1812.  

No reports of damage from the quake were reported to USGS.