Experienced strong earthquake

Talk of the agency this morning. Coworkers jabbering away at what they felt.

My cat woke me up initially. It is said animals know what is going to happen beforehand...a coworker's dog acted hyper jumping into bed with he and his wife barking like crazy. It occurred at 4:37am. My window was rattling at a pretty good rate...I was like

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The quake was felt as far away as Indianapolis, Indiana. Originated in Illinois. So felt in three states:

(CNN) -- A magnitude 5.4 earthquake, centered 127 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri, shook southern Illinois at 4:36 a.m. (5:36 a.m. ET) Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage, according to USGS spokeswoman Jessica Sigala. The epicenter of the earthquake was about 3 miles below ground and 41 miles north-northwest of Evansville, Indiana (<=my hometown). People as far north as Chicago and as far west as St. Louis reported feeling the quake, Sigala said.

Websites:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/04/18/illinois.earthquake/index.htmlhttp://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=144471