No injuries, damage reported from small Ill. quake
BENTON, Ill. – Authorities say a small earthquake shook parts of southern Illinois.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the 2.7-magnitude temblor was shortly before 1 a.m. Monday east and northeast of Benton. The closest town appears to be tiny 50-resident Macedonia in Franklin County.
That county's sheriff department says the earthquake doesn't appear to have caused any injuries or significant damage.
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