Magnitude 3.5 earthquake jolts southern Illinois, felt by hundreds across multiple states

WEST SALEM, Ill.– Residents crossed confederate Illinois were rattled Monday greeting aft a magnitude 3.5 earthquake sent airy shaking crossed 4 states.

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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake rattles confederate Illinois aboriginal Monday morning 

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The U.S. Geological Survey said that the earthquake struck astatine 2:05 CDT (7:05 UTC) astir 4 miles northeast from West Salem, Illinois astatine a extent of astir 12 miles.

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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake rattles confederate Illinois aboriginal Monday morning, sending tremors felt crossed 4 states

So far, the USGS says hundreds of radical person reported feeling shaking crossed a wide agelong arsenic acold westbound arsenic St. Louis, Missouri, arsenic northbound arsenic Effingham, Illinois, arsenic southbound arsenic Evansville, Indiana and arsenic eastbound arsenic Louisville, Kentucky. 

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Mount Carmel, Illinois, USA - October 1, 2021: The aged concern territory connected Market Street

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It’s chartless astatine this clip whether immoderate harm has been reported.

That said, it’s been a remarkably progressive model for planetary seismic activity. 

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Monday's early-morning tremors successful confederate Illinois and disconnected the Oregon seashore travel a volatile week of rumblings crossed Northern California, Venezuela and the remainder of the Pacific Ring of Fire.

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