Latest Missouri earthquake does no major damage, but reawakens concern about safety – By Kurt Erickson (St Louis Post-Dispatch) / Nov 18 2021
JEFFERSON CITY — As a member of a task force focused on earthquake safety and preparedness in Missouri, Daryl Sorrel said Wednesday night was particularly alarming.
Sorrel, who sits on the Missouri Seismic Safety Commission as a representative of the utility industry, lives 2 miles from the epicenter of the magnitude 4 earthquake in southeast Missouri.
“It was the most significant seismic event I’ve felt in my history. I do not want to know what a 7.0 feels like if that’s what a 4.0 feels like,” Sorrel said Thursday.
The quake was centered near Williamsville in Wayne County around 9 p.m. Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
