Overview
- The tremor struck around 5:30 a.m. CT and was revised from magnitude 4.4 to 4.9 after USGS analysis.
- USGS located the epicenter about 6.2 miles west of Edgefield at a shallow depth of roughly 3.1 miles.
- Shaking was widely felt, with more than 1,100 USGS reports including from Shreveport, southern Arkansas and parts of western Texas.
- Officials reported no structural damage as assessments continue and local authorities coordinate with state emergency and natural resources offices.
- The quake ranks as Louisiana’s second-largest recorded event, trailing a 2006 offshore 5.3 near Grand Isle.