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| An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck the Midwest early this morning. Raycom Media television stations in Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio are providing coverage. |
Geologists say the tremblor hit just before 12:40 a.m. Monday, registered at 4.0 magnitude at its epicenter about 5 miles northwest of Mount Carmel, Illinois.
While we haven't had many reports of damage in the Heartland, a lot of people spent the day checking just to make sure. That included structural engineers from the Department of Transportation and city public works departments.
At approximately 10:14 AM another earthquake, a magnitude 4.5 shook the heartland. The earthquake was centered eight miles east of West Salem, IL.
Several aftershocks have shaken the ground under the Heartland Friday morning. The strongest aftershock occured around 10:14 a.m.
KalSpoild@aol.com I don't have much of a story. Ironically i slept thru the whole thing! I guess we'd been in the crack of the ground before we'd knew what happened! :) TonyfrmKy@aol.com I was awaken
(FRANKFORT, KY) -- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet bridge inspectors were dispatched early today to check bridges and roadways to ensure safety. That followed a 5.2 magnitude earthquake, centered in West
The best way to report the 2008 earthquake is through you, our viewers.
Calls are coming in to the FOX19 newsroom just before 11:30 a.m. from viewers reporting aftershocks from the 5.2 magnitude earthquake that hit around 5:30 Friday morning.
The USGS measures the earthquake as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake. It was centered 8 miles northwest of Mt. Carmel, Illinois.
