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Nature’s Alarm Clock
10 February 2010, 10:51 am.
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Magnitude 3.8 Quake Wakes Up Chicago Area
A small pre-dawn earthquake has hit northern Illinois, startling residents as far away as Michigan and Iowa, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.8-magnitude earthquake hit about 45 miles northwest of Chicago at 4 a.m. Wednesday. Scientists say the epicenter was southwest of the village of Gilberts in Kane County.
The USGS initially reported the magnitude as 4.3 but later downgraded it. USGS geophysicist Amy Vaughan says such quakes are rare in northern Illinois.
Ya know, if I was of the Pat Robertson mindset, I’d say God was sending a wake up call to the area. Hmmm… Nah…..not a big enough quake.
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