A magnitude 2.8 earthquake hits southern Illinois; No damage or injuries reported

GERMANTOWN, Illinois (AP) — A magnitude 2.8 earthquake has been reported in southern Illinois. missouri State Line, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

earthquake detected North of Germantown, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of St. Louis, at about 6:55 p.m. Thursday, at a depth of more than 14 miles (22.5 kilometers). No injuries or damage have been reported.

According to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Office of Homeland Security, parts of Illinois lie within the 150-mile-long (241-kilometer-long) New Madrid Seismic Zone. Northeast Arkansas, Southeast Missouri, and parts of western tennessee Are also under the area.

3.6 magnitude earthquake A stir in northern Illinois and in parts of three other states in November. That shock was centered near Standard, Illinois, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southwest of downtown Chicago, according to the USGS.

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