Along with a tornado outbreak, an earthquake struck near Magee, Mississippi. A magnitude 3.0 earthquake hit Magee Saturday. Earthquakes in the 3.0 to 3.9 magnitude are considered minor. The Magee earthquake reported after 1p.m. was the only seismic activity recorded in the last three weeks in Mississippi.

MAGEE, Miss. – An earthquake rattled parts of central Mississippi on Saturday as the state endured an outbreak of tornadoes. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the magnitude 3.0 quake hit at about 1:50 p.m. CT nearly 6 miles east-northeast of Magee. That’s about 40 miles to the southeast of Jackson, the state capital.