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Quake Hits Near Birmingham


Last Update: 4/21 2:42 pm
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(CENTREVILLE, Ala.) (AP) April 21 - The U.S. Geological Survey says a small earthquake with a 3.8 magnitude shook Bibb County.

The earthquake hit at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday, centered about 4 miles north of Centreville. The Geological Survey says the depth of the earthquake was about 3.1 miles.

A Bibb County sheriff's dispatcher says several residents called the sheriff's department about the earthquake, saying they heard "a rumble."

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