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- Early Tuesday, the USGS recorded a 3.8-magnitude earthquake near Ohlman, Illinois, at 1:27 a.m., about 90 miles northeast of the St. Louis area.
- Experts note the region's geology in the Illinois Basin–Ozark Dome region, bordering the New Madrid Seismic Zone, with a shallow depth of about 5.5 miles and many poorly mapped faults, the USGS said.
- Dozens of 5 On Your Side weather watchers and social media users in Shrewsbury, Clayton, St. Peters, Collinsville, and Maryville reported feeling the shake as the USGS revised the quake from 3.5 to 3.8 and encouraged 'Did You Feel It?' submissions.
- No injuries or major damage were reported as of early Tuesday, and the U.S. Geological Survey notes earthquakes rarely cause damage below magnitudes 4–5, highlighting central Illinois seismic risk.
- Geological factors explain why shaking travels far, as historical seismic records show moderately damaging quakes every decade or two and smaller tremors yearly in the Illinois Basin–Ozark Dome region.
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Usa newsMagnitude 3.8 earthquake reported near Springfield
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was recorded overnight northwest of Springfield, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The quake occurred early Tuesday morning about 2.5 miles northwest of the village of Ohlman, roughly 36 miles northwest of Springfield, USGS geophysicist Rafael Abreu Paris said.“A magnitude 3.8 is a small earthquake. This is a quake that is typical for the central U.S.,” Abreu Paris told the Sun-Times. “Anything above a 4.5 is a l…
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