Editing West Salem, Illinois (section)

==Earthquakes==
{{main|2008 Illinois earthquake}}
West Salem is within the [[Wabash Valley]] seismic zone. On April 3, 1974, an [[earthquake]] of magnitude 4.3 struck at coordinates 38.549N 88.072W, just to the northwest of town, and caused minor damage such as toppling chimneys and tombstones.<ref>[https://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/illinois/history.php USGS Illinois earthquake history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416180523/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/illinois/history.php |date=April 16, 2009 }}</ref>

On April 18, 2008, at 09:36:56 UTC (04:36:56 Central) a moderate earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was centered near the village. It was felt across southern Illinois, central [[Indiana]] and eastern portions of [[Missouri]] including [[St. Louis]], {{convert|123|mi}} away.<ref>Television reports, [[KSDK]], "Early Today", "Today in St. Louis at 5:00", April 18, 2008</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=5.4 earthquake rocks Illinois; also felt in Indiana| url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxPvXBa_kwldln7jw_kNT0EsoE1QD90472KG0|work=ap.google.com| publisher=Associated Press| accessdate=January 2, 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422064605/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxPvXBa_kwldln7jw_kNT0EsoE1QD90472KG0| archivedate=April 22, 2008| year=2008}}</ref><ref>[https://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2008/us2008qza6/ Magnitude 5.2 - ILLINOIS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On November 20, 2012, a magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook the village and was felt in [[Evansville, Indiana]].