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GERMANTOWN, Sick. — A magnitude 2.8 earthquake was reported in southern Illinois, close to the Missouri state line, the US Geological Survey reported.
The earthquake was detected about 6:55 p.m. Thursday north of Germantown, about 40 miles east of St. Louis, at a depth of simply over 14 miles. No accidents or injury have been reported.
Elements of Illinois are inside the 150-mile New Madrid seismic zone, in line with the Illinois Emergency Administration Company and the Workplace of Homeland Safety. Elements of northeastern Arkansas, southeastern Missouri and western Tennessee additionally fall inside the zone.
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck northern Illinois and elements of three different states in November. That quake struck close to Normal, Illinois, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southwest of downtown Chicago, in line with the USGS.
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake shakes southern Illinois; no injury or accidents reported
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