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3.6 magnitude quake near Mt. Carmel, Ill.

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BELMONT, IL (KFVS) -

There was a 3.6 magnitude earthquake 6 miles WNW of Mount Carmel, Illinois Tuesday afternoon.

It was 5 miles NNE of Belmont.

It happened at 5:28 p.m.

It was 3.1 miles deep.

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