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April 29, 2022

St. Louis Area Reacts to Earthquake [PHOTOS]

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Yep, it was an earthquake. The magnitude 2.8 earthquake hit near St. Louis this evening and then St. Louis hit Twitter.  Here's what you missed while you were playing the "thunder or explosion" guessing game.
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