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WHITE COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - An earthquake was reported early Wednesday morning in southeast Illinois, per the United States Geological Survey. 

A USGS map showed the magnitude 2.6 earthquake was reported just under two miles southeast of Springerton. The time listed for the earthquake was about 1:40 a.m. 

It had a depth of about 9 miles, USGS data showed. 

A caller told WAND News they could feel the earthquake in the Taylorville area early Wednesday morning. 

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