Apr 21, 2008 2:01 pm US/Central
22 Aftershocks Reported After Friday Quake
WEST SALEM, Ill. (AP) ―
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The earthquake early Friday caused damage to this former schoolhouse in Mt. Carmel, Ill.
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Janet Klem of Mt. Carmel sits on her steps, where in the early morning hours of April 18, 2008, an earthquake caused her porch to collapse.
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The number of aftershocks linked to last week's earthquake continues to grow.
The U.S. Geological Survey says 22 aftershocks have been recorded since last week's 5.2-magnitude temblor with its epicenter near West Salem in Edwards County.
The aftershocks include one just before 12:40 a.m. Monday that registered a 4.0 magnitude at its epicenter northwest of Mount Carmel. That temblor, in the same area as Friday's earthquake, had been reported as 4.5 before being downgraded.
The strongest aftershock hit about 5 1/2 hours after Friday's quake and registered a 4.6-magnitude.
None of the eleven aftershocks since then with epicenters in Illinois have been that strong.
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