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Earthquake in Illinois, felt locally.

April 18, 2008 by ParsonsWeather.com.

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred at 4:37am on April 18th near Bellmont, IL close to the Indiana border. The USGS received reports of people feeling the quake nearly 900 miles from the epicenter. People in buildings as far away as Boston, MA and Ontario Canada reported feeling the quake. According to Decatur County EMA Director Kevin Cagle, the 911 office received several calls regarding the earthquake and some reports of very minor damage, such as pictures falling off of walls. This earthquake occured in the Wabash Valley fault system, adjacent to the New Madrid Seismic Zone. There have also been several aftershocks reported, below is data on the earthquake and related aftershocks, data is courtesy of the USGS.

Epicenter Near  Magnitude  Distance
from Parsons		  Local Time  Link to Map
6 mi NNE of Bellmont, IL 2.1 195 mi Tue, Apr 22 2008 20:32:34 CDT map
5 mi N of Bellmont, IL 1.6 195 mi Tue, Apr 22 2008 03:01:00 CDT map
5 mi NNE of Bellmont, IL 2.2 194 mi Mon, Apr 21 2008 02:58:46 CDT map
7 mi NW of Mount Carmel, IL 4.0 196 mi Mon, Apr 21 2008 00:38:29 CDT map
4 mi N of Bellmont, IL 2.3 193 mi Sun, Apr 20 2008 05:34:26 CDT map
5 mi NW of Mount Carmel, IL 1.3 195 mi Sun, Apr 20 2008 04:59:44 CDT map
5 mi WNW of Mount Carmel, IL 1.0 193 mi Sun, Apr 20 2008 01:32:02 CDT map
5 mi NNE of Bellmont, IL 1.7 194 mi Sun, Apr 20 2008 00:31:42 CDT map
5 mi WNW of Mount Carmel, IL 2.8 193 mi Sun, Apr 20 2008 00:02:42 CDT map
4 mi N of Bellmont, IL 2.8 193 mi Sat, Apr 19 2008 11:55:17 CDT map
5 mi N of Bellmont, IL 1.7 194 mi Sat, Apr 19 2008 07:45:38 CDT map
5 mi WNW of Mount Carmel, IL 1.3 193 mi Sat, Apr 19 2008 04:46:44 CDT map
4 mi NNE of Bellmont, IL 2.7 193 mi Fri, Apr 18 2008 22:05:53 CDT map
7 mi NNE of Bellmont, IL 4.6 196 mi Fri, Apr 18 2008 10:14:16 CDT map
4 mi NNE of Bellmont, IL 2.6 193 mi Fri, Apr 18 2008 06:55:58 CDT map
5 mi NNE of Bellmont, IL 1.2 194 mi Fri, Apr 18 2008 06:25:26 CDT map
3 mi N of Bellmont, IL 1.5 192 mi Fri, Apr 18 2008 05:57:47 CDT map
4 mi NNE of Bellmont, IL 2.2 193 mi Fri, Apr 18 2008 05:46:24 CDT map
5 mi WNW of Mount Carmel, IL 1.6 194 mi Fri, Apr 18 2008 05:44:11 CDT map
6 mi NW of Mount Carmel, IL 2.1 196 mi Fri, Apr 18 2008 05:37:26 CDT map
6 mi NNE of Bellmont, IL 3.4 195 mi Fri, Apr 18 2008 05:36:33 CDT map
4 mi NNE of Bellmont, IL 1.9 193 mi Fri, Apr 18 2008 05:06:06 CDT map
5 mi NNE of Bellmont, IL 2.2 194 mi Fri, Apr 18 2008 05:04:00 CDT map
4 mi NNW of Mount Carmel, IL 2.6 196 mi Fri, Apr 18 2008 04:59:31 CDT map
5 mi NNE of Bellmont, IL 5.2 194 mi Fri, Apr 18 2008 04:37:00 CDT map

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Public Information Statement from the National Weather Service:

An earthquake has been felt weakly by many people around 4:40 am in the mid state area. No damage reported…just shaking for a few seconds. The West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center has indicated that an earthquake magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale was centered at 38.50 north…87.89 west or about 6 miles southeast of West Salem IL. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available from the warning center.

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Minor earthquake near Parsons.

October 30, 2007 by ParsonsWeather.com.

The U.S. Geological Servey recorded a magnatude 2.4 earthquake 10 miles WNW of Parsons at 6:29am on October 22, 2007. More information on the earthquake is available here.

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