***Update: CLTV will carry an OEMC news conference live momentarily (11am) where the city will talk about the quake***

Were you jolted awake shortly after 4:30 this morning, wondering what the heck was going on? You're not alone.

Tremors from a moderate earthquake centered in southeast Illinois rattled people awake across the Chicago area Friday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage, authorities said.

The earthquake, which measured 5.2 on the Richter Scale, struck at 4:36 a.m. near the town of West Salem, Ill., about 60 miles northwest of Evansville, Ind., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. An initial estimate of the magnitude put it at 5.4, which would have matched the strongest earthquake recorded in the region.

Here's what some of our viewers said about their experience:

Name: Helen Kalantzis

Comments: Just wanted to let you know that my husband and I were awakened by the earthquake in Inverness, IL this morning. Our headboard was rattling for about 15-20 seconds and our dogs immediately wanted to jump into our bed! Before the quake, our dogs were awake and seemed very scared which was very strange.

Name: Diana Huff

Comments: I felt the earthquake this morning. It woke me up by hearing my perfume bottles on my bedroom dresser rattling crazily and my bed start shaking. Wow! I thought I was expericing the movie "The Exorcist".

Gail Okrie

(Live in Lisle) I was watching television news and thought my dog was having a seizure of some sort. Felt the tremor (odd shaking of the bed) for what I thought was approximately a minute. Another one of our dogs was up and about wanting to get out of the house. "Puppy" hid under a bed and still is acting too quiet.

Yondi Morris

I woke up this morning because my bed (in Chicago) was shaking, almost violently. I thought I was dreaming, so I went to use the bathroom and walked around my apartment just to make sure all was well. Nothing looked out of the ordinary, so I got back in the bed. I was shocked when I woke up this morning to the news story of an earthquake!!! I mean, we live in the Midwest. I never hear of earthquakes in the Midwest!!!

Tim Schmeling (Orland Park)
My wife and I both woke up from the earthquake. When we got up this morning we noticed five cracks in our walls mostly in the living room and dining room area. I have attached a couple of photos of the two worst cracks. So far, I have not noticed any other damage.

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