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OKZ060-181800-
EARTHQUAKE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
953 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2008
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS IN TULSA OBSERVED 
THE SWAYING OF EQUIPMENT SUSPENDED FROM THE CEILING AT
THE FORECAST OFFICE AT THE TIME OF THE 5.2 MAGNITUDE 
EARTHQUAKE IN ILLINOIS.
THE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 437 AM CDT THIS MORNING AND
WAS CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 475 MILES NORTHEAST OF TULSA
IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.
NO DAMAGE INFORMATION OR ANY OTHER REPORTS HAVE BEEN 
RECEIVED BY THE TULSA FORECAST OFFICE.
INFORMATION RELEASED IN THIS STATEMENT CONCERNING THE MAGNITUDE
AND LOCATION OF THE EARTHQUAKE IS PRELIMINARY. UPDATES
CONCERNING THIS EVENT WILL BE RELEASED FROM THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE
INFORMATION CENTER IN GOLDEN COLORADO.
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