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MIZ068>070-075-076-082-083-181330-

EARTHQUAKE REPORT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
624 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2008

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS BEEN FELT WEAKLY BY NUMEROUS PERSONS IN THE
DETROIT METRO AREA AND POINTS SOUTH TOWARD THE OHIO BORDER.
NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED...BUT A FEW PEOPLE REPORTED OBJECTS
FALLING OFF THEIR SHELVES.

A MAGNITUDE 5.4 EARTHQUAKE WAS REPORTED IN ILLINOIS AT 537 AM EDT
7 MILES EAST OF WEST SALEM...ILLINOIS. THE QUAKE WAS CALCULATED
TO HAVE OCCURRED AT A DEPTH OF 3.1 MILES.

INFORMATION RELEASED IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY. UPDATES...
INCLUDING RICHTER SCALE MAGNITUDE...WILL BE PROVIDED AS MORE
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE
INFORMATION CENTER IN GOLDEN COLORADO.

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