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Mike Dunkel, owner of Wagon Wheel Discount Liquor in Mt. Carmel, Illinois sweeps up fallen debris after a 5.2 earthquake hit just before 4:37 a.m. local time, 18 April, 2008.

The quake was centered approximately 5 miles outside Bellmont, Illinois in southeast Illinois. 38.450°N, 87.890°W.

An aftershock measuring 4.6 on the richter scale hit about 6 hours later.

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