The earthquake occurring 17 miles outside of Chamberlain, S.D.. on Feb. 7 didn’t receive major news coverage. At 2.9 on the magnitude scale, it wasn’t anywhere near the level of quakes that have destroyed entire cities in the past. In 2010, Chile lost hundreds of lives in an 8.8 earthquake near the town of Concepcion.
Earth Sense: Quakes a rare threat in our part of the world