While you may think quakes are a western US problem, some of the largest temblors in US history have happened in the East.
WEST SALEM, Ill.– Residents across southern Illinois were rattled Monday morning after a magnitude 3.5 earthquake sent light shaking across four states.
AT LEAST 589 DEAD, MORE THAN 2,900 INJURED AFTER BACK-TO-BACK MAJOR EARTHQUAKES DEVASTATE VENEZUELA
Magnitude 3.5 earthquake rattles southern Illinois early Monday morning
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The U.S. Geological Survey said that the earthquake struck at 2:05 CDT (7:05 UTC) about 4 miles northeast from West Salem, Illinois at a depth of about 12 miles.
Magnitude 3.5 earthquake rattles southern Illinois early Monday morning, sending tremors felt across four states
So far, the USGS says hundreds of people have reported feeling shaking across a wide stretch as far west as St. Louis, Missouri, as north as Effingham, Illinois, as south as Evansville, Indiana and as east as Louisville, Kentucky.
Mount Carmel, Illinois, USA – October 1, 2021: The old business district on Market Street
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It’s unknown at this time whether any damage has been reported.
That said, it’s been a remarkably active window for global seismic activity.
PACIFIC RING OF FIRE RATTLED AS STRONG EARTHQUAKES STRIKE JAPAN, THE PHILIPPINES AND NICARAGUA
Monday’s early-morning tremors in southern Illinois and off the Oregon coast follow a volatile week of rumblings across Northern California, Venezuela and the rest of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Stick with FOX Weather for more details as they become available.
