Twitter Abuzz With Mankato Earthquake Rumors
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Mankato residents were trembling as they posted about what they believed might have been an earthquake Tuesday morning.
According to social media reports, the shaking happened at about 11 a.m.
Just felt the earthquake in Mankato! Thought I was getting dizzy but my office was actually shaking ????!
— Mandy Weister (@MandyWubben) April 25, 2017
Our offices were just rattled in Downtown Mankato. Early reports are saying a potential earthquake or explosion nearby. Did you feel it?
— C21 Atwood (@C21Atwood) April 25, 2017
Earthquake in Minnesota. 11:02 AM CST in Mankato 4.27.17, noticeable subtle shaking for less that 5 seconds. #Science #MnSTA
— Eric Koser (@EKphys) April 25, 2017
No joke. Mankato just had an earthquake and we evacuated the office.
— Tay (@shotof_tayquila) April 25, 2017
Some displayed a sense of humor about the situation:
The best part of Mankato having an earthquake was that a girl in my class didn't even notice because she was on her phone ????
— Sam Murnane (@Sam_Murnane19) April 25, 2017
Before and after 1906 San Francisco earthquake and 2017 Mankato, MN earthquake. pic.twitter.com/k258wh6xxj
— Trenton Dumitrache (@TrentonDumit) April 25, 2017
The Mankato Free Press reported that the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office believed the culprit to be a blast at one of the quarries, specifically Jefferson Quarry between River and Third Avenue in the northwest part of town.
According to reports, it was a scheduled, controlled explosion. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the blast was so strong, they measured it at an earthquake magnitude of 2.8.
For what it's worth, a map released by the United States Geological Survey seems to indicate Minnesota as one of the very least likely states in the nation to be hit by an earthquake.