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Overnight earthquake shakes St. Louis area
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (First Alert 4) – An earthquake shook the St. Louis area.
The 3.5 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 6 miles was reported near Ohlman, Illinois, around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
On social media, residents on both sides of the Mississippi River reported feeling the earthquake, including in Shrewsbury, Clayton, St. Peters, Collinsville and Maryville.
Ohlman is located about 90 miles northeast of St. Louis and 45 miles southeast of Springfield, Illinois.
Earthquake shakes central Illinois early Tuesday morning
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OHLMAN, Ill. — Were you woken up in the middle of the night? A small earthquake in central Illinois was likely the cause, shaking parts of the St. Louis region early Tuesday.
The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a 3.8 magnitude earthquake happened at 1:27 a.m. Tuesday, about 5 1/2 miles underground near Ohlman, Illinois, which is about 90 miles northeast of St. Louis.
Multiple Ohlman residents said they heard something that sounded like thunder or a large train going through town at the time of the quake.
"There can sometimes be a unique sort of low frequency rumbling noise," said said Dr. Michael Wysession, a seismology researcher and professor at University of Missouri-St. Louis.
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Did you feel that? 3.8 magnitude earthquake confirmed in Illinois
Some in central and southern Illinois and into St. Louis may have felt the ground shake overnight and early Tuesday morning as a 3.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded near Ohlman, the United States Geological Survey showed.
The USGS showed the quake was felt across parts of Springfield and Taylorville, along with parts of Missouri including St. Louis. Some light shaking may have also been felt in Chatham and Decatur, and as far west as Champaign.
An earthquake with a 3.8 magnitude is often felt but may not cause damage. An earthquake of 7.0 is described as a "major earthquake" with serious damage, according to Michigan Tech.
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