1.0 link 97391 <![CDATA[Midwest Earthquake Hits During News Broadcast]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/18/midwest-earthquake-shakes_n_97391.html Residents across the Midwest were awakened Friday by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that rattled skyscrapers in Chicago's Loop and homes in Cincinnati but appeared to cause no major injuries or damage.

Dozens of aftershocks followed, one with a magnitude of 4.5.


The earthquake hit during a local news broadcast. Watch it here.

The quake just before 4:37 a.m. was centered six miles from West Salem, Ill., and 45 miles from Evansville, Ind. It was felt in such distant...

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