Earthquake Near Hornbeak

On Monday evening at  an earthquake with the magnitude of 3.3 occurred south of Hornbeak, Tennessee in western Obion County.  The epicenter was east of Reelfoot lake and another reminder that the New Madrid Seismic Zone remains active.

As a historical note Hornbeak was founded long after the New Madrid earthquakes either during the Civil War or shortly thereafter.  It was named for its postmaster Frank Hornbeak.

For more information on the earthquake see  http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/nm081213e.html

And for the history of Hornbeak see http://tngenweb.org/obion/history/districts/hornbeak/