Harder, maybe, but seemingly not for as long. Here in Vincennes I hit the dial on my stopwatch once it began, and it stopped in 47 seconds.
Magnitude 5.2 - ILLINOIS
2008 April 18 09:37:00 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.2
Date-Time Friday, April 18, 2008 at 09:37:00 UTC
Friday, April 18, 2008 at 04:37:00 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 38.450°N, 87.890°W
Depth 11.6 km (7.2 miles) set by location program
Region ILLINOIS
Distances 7 km (5 miles) NNE (13°) from Bellmont, IL
9 km (6 miles) E (88°) from Bone Gap, IL
11 km (7 miles) N (350°) from Keensburg, IL
41 km (26 miles) SW (232°) from Vincennes, IN
60 km (38 miles) NNW (331°) from Evansville, IN
206 km (128 miles) E (95°) from St. Louis, MO
Source Center for Earthquake Research and Information,
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Event ID us2008qza6
LERTCON FOUR
Incident Report- EARTHQUAKE- us2008qza6
Reporting Location 47591-
38.6837ºN-87.5212ºW
18 April 2008 Friday
Event time 04:37 local
Magnitude 5.4 reported
Magnitude 5.2 confirmed USGS
Epicenter West Salem IL
38.539°N, 87.865°W
Little Wabash Fault
Duration approx 45 seconds
WX conditions: good/62º/darkness
Local damage reported:
Gibson CO IN PD EMA dispatch center lost phone svc
Petersburg IN antenna tower collapse rptd
MtCarmel IL rptd home roof collapse, house
trailer off foundation, residential gas line leaks
MtCarmel coal mine evacuated
Belmont IL train reported derailed
NewHarmony IN brick bldg facade collapse rptd
Vincennes IN University dorm rptd evacuated
Bridge collapse reported NONE
Fatalities reported NONE
Major injuries reported NONE
Aftershocks reported 25 mile radius many
Previous incident Flat Rock IL 1987
See also
Friday, April 18, 2008 at 15:14:16 UTC
and Earthquake Near Evansville: Another Warning of Things to Come
5.2 is worthy of mention. Barely.
Confirmed Vincennes IN University dorms were evacuated as a pre-caution, residents were allowed back in after about 45 minutes.