Just after 10pm Sunday, December 17, 2023, a 3.2 magnitude earthquake shook parts of southern Illinois.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake was roughly 3 miles WNW of Waltonville, Illinois and was just shy of 5 miles in depth. That’s about 12 miles southwest of Mount Vernon, Illinois. The USGS reports the quake hit around 10:10pm.
At the time of this report there were no injuries or damages to buildings.
Earthquakes are not uncommon and in this region they don’t typically do damage.
