Earthquake Hits Midwest
April 18, 2008
Many people in the Midwest were jolted awake by a pre-dawn 5.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Illinois. There were no immediate reports of major damage after the quake, which hit at 4:36 a.m. this morning. The quake was centered 5 miles northeast of Bellmont, Illinois, in the southeastern part of the state along the Indiana border and near Kentucky.