Small earthquake reported in New Madrid County

A micro earthquake has rattled parts of New Madrid County in southeast Missouri.

KFVS-TV that an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.5 happened just after 6 a.m. Friday.

The quake was measured by the Cooperative New Madrid Seismic Network and was about seven miles southwest of New Madrid and nine miles from Portageville.

This story was originally published January 31, 2014 at 10:49 AM with the headline "Small earthquake reported in New Madrid County."