Small earthquake hits Southern Illinois Thursday morning

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[August 12, 2016]  LINCOLN - On Thursday, the Logan County Emergency Management Agency reported that a small earthquake occurred in Southern Illinois on Thursday morning.

Listed below is the earthquake data provided by Terry Storer of the Logan County EMA.

Region: ILLINOIS
Geographic coordinates: 38.487N, 87.849W
Magnitude: 2.5
Depth: 17 km
Universal Time (UTC): 11 Aug 2016 07:23:24
Time near the Epicenter: 11 Aug 2016 02:23:24
Local standard time in your area: 11 Aug 2016 01:23:24

Location with respect to nearby cities:
11 km (6 mi) NW of Mount Carmel, Illinois
35 km (21 mi) SW of Vincennes, Indiana
61 km (37 mi) WSW of Washington, Indiana
62 km (38 mi) NNW of Evansville, Indiana
203 km (125 mi) SW of Indianapolis, Indiana

[Terry L. Storer, BA,IPEM, Deputy Director, Logan County EMA]

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