A MAGITUDE 5.4 EARTHQUAKE NEAR THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TOWN OF WEST SALEM WAS REPORTEDLY FELT AS FAR AWAY AS THE TRI CITIES. OFFICIALS WITH THE TENNESSEE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY SAY THEY ACTUALLY RECEIVED MANY PHONE CALLS. SOME TRI CITIES RESIDENTS REPORT FEELING THE QUAKE. THE QUAKE WAS CENTERED AROUND 40 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF EVANSVILL, INDIANA. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES DUE TO THE QUAKE.