>>There was an earthquake at 4:37am CDT this morning in southern Illinois, magnitude 5.2; it's epicenter was near West Salem, Illinois (about 50 miles east of Evansville, Indiana).
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>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_18%2C_2008_Midwest_Earthquake
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>>It managed to get my attention in Chicago's south suburbs, about 250 miles north of the epicenter, and most reports seem to be from cities NW/north/NE of the quake. Anybody in Memphis feel it?
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>I didn't feel or hear it, but our cockatiel woke up and was flapping all over in his cage right around then. He didn't settle down for about 10 minutes.. He never does that (he is covered and in the dark so he can't see). I assume he heard or felt it and it scared him.

Maybe he was just parroting something he heard on TV.

(Sorry).

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