A 3.1 magnitude earthquake rattled communities along the Illinois-Indiana border late Friday. (Photo: Journal Sentinel)
(Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Please click on the link for the full story. Here is the message below.)
A minor earthquake late Friday disturbed residents along the border of Illinois and Indiana, 37 miles northwest of Evansville, Ind., the U.S. Geological Survey reported Saturday on the Earthquake Notification Service.
The 3.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 11:15 p.m. Friday about eight miles west of Mount Carmel, Ill., and 27 miles southwest of Vincennes, Ind., according to the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo.
The quake was felt by residents of communities in both states in the border region north of Interstate 64, including Mount Carmel, Bone Gap, West Salem and Albion, Ill.; as well as Owensville and Decker, Ind.
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