MAGEE, Miss. – An earthquake rattled parts of central Mississippi on Saturday as the state endured an outbreak of tornadoes. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the magnitude 3.0 quake hit at about 1:50 p.m. CT nearly 6 miles east-northeast of Magee. That’s about 40 miles to the southeast of Jackson, the state capital.

Several states throughout the U.S. were left with damages after deadly storms and tornadoes destroyed multiple homes and buildings.

A tornado outbreak in Mississippi killed six people and left a trail of damage in at least 21 counties. Advertisement

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states.

A dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses.

By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) -At least 14 people were killed in Arkansas and Missouri as a series of tornadoes hit the U.S. Midwest and Southeast overnight, raking a path of destruction that was still being assessed on Saturday,