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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.

Bricks and other small debris fell off buildings in downtown Louisville Kentucky and the airport in Indianapolis was closed for a brief time. There are also reports that the earthquake was felt as far away as Florida, Alabama and Georgia. Tremors in the Midwest tend to travel further because of the loose soil that makes up most of the region and the fact that it is covered in deep sediment.

The quake struck at a shallow depth of 7.2 miles, according to the US Geological Survey. The agency also reported the area has been the site of earthquakes in the past but that this quake was the largest in forty years. Several aftershocks have struck the area with the largest measuring 4.5 in magnitude.