Earthquake rattles parts of Red River Parish

NEAR COUSHATTA, La. -- A 3.4 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of Red River Parish this afternoon, with some people reporting their furniture shaking and photos falling off the wall when the tremor hit. 

The U.S. Geological Survey shows the quake originating just over 4 miles north northwest of Edgefield, which is north of Coushatta. It was about 5 miles deep. 

The earthquake comes just five months after a 4.9 magnitude hit in about the same location. It was initially reported as a 4.4 magnitude then upgraded. 

There have been a series of small earthquakes reported in Red River and neighboring DeSoto Parish in recent months. 

KTBS 3 Weather Watcher Hannah Worsham told Meteorologist Joe Haynes that she felt today's earthquake, which was reported around 3 p.m. Worsham said the tremor caused her TV to shake and pictures to fall off the wall. 

"So, I was sitting in my family living room, watching just watching TV ... and I felt it. And at first, I thought it may have been just like thunder or a helicopter coming over," Worsham said. "But when I started noticing that the pictures and the TV was all shaken, I immediately knew it was, it was another earthquake. So, I'd gotten up and I kind of put my hand on the ends of the TV to try to keep it from falling off the mantel, and the pictures and all were shaking off the wall, and it was kind of an insane experience."

Other residents in Red River Parish and even east DeSoto Parish are reporting similar experiences on social media. Many posted that their homes were shaken by the event.