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<identifier>USGS-earthquakes-at00851141.1.20080418T094139.151Z</identifier>
<sender>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/contacts.htm#at</sender>
<sent>2008-04-18T12:02:18+00:00</sent>
<status>Actual</status>
<msgType>Update</msgType>
<scope>Public</scope>
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<category>Geo</category>
<event>Earthquake</event>
<urgency>Past</urgency>
<severity>Moderate</severity>
<certainty>Likely</certainty>
<senderName>West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS</senderName>
<headline>EQ 5.4 West Salem, IL - PRELIMINARY REPORT</headline>
<description>An earthquake with magnitude 5.4 occurred near West Salem, IL at 09:36:57.00 UTC on Apr 18, 2008. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)</description>
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<parameter>Magnitude=5.4</parameter>
<parameter>Depth=10.0 km (6.2 miles)</parameter>
<parameter>HorizontalError=0.0 km</parameter>
<parameter>VerticalError=0.0 km</parameter>
<parameter>NumStations=21</parameter>
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<parameter>RMSTimeError=1.07 seconds</parameter>
<parameter>AzimuthalGap=119 degrees</parameter>
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<areaDesc>6 miles (10 km) ESE of West Salem, IL; 6 miles (10 km) NE of Bone Gap, IL; 8 miles (13 km) N of Bellmont, IL; 41 miles (66 km) NNW of Evansville, IN; 127 miles (204 km) E of St. Louis, MO</areaDesc>
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