More than 90 mini-earthquakes reported overnight at Louisiana sinkhole

Posted on March 14, 2013 | 1 Comment

Updated: Mar 13, 2013 5:03 PM CDT

Posted by Amber Stegall

BAYOU CORNE, LA (WAFB) –

According to officials, seismic activity called spasmodic bursts were reported from the site of the nine acre sinkhole Tuesday night in Bayou Corne.

Spasmodic bursts are many rapid-fire earthquakes. More than 90 mini earthquakes happened around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Some of the spasmodic bursts lasted a few minutes while others were longer. Tremors have been reported in that area as far back as last May.

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