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Minor Earthquake Hits Illinois

Written by Associated Press on February 10, 2010 10:26 am

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CHICAGO — A small pre-dawn earthquake has hit northern Illinois, startling sleepy-eyed residents as far away as Iowa and Indiana, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.8-magnitude earthquake hit about 50 miles northwest of Chicago at 4 a.m. Wednesday. 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. She says the agency received reports from Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana about feeling the ground shake.

Sheriff’s dispatchers near the epicenter in Kane County say they’ve been flooded with calls from startled residents. But spokesman Lt. Pat Gengler says no injuries or damage have been reported.

Residents reported being tossed out of bed and finding books and tools scattered across the floor.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/msveevee1/ msveevee1

    That’s for all the evil that’s being done with those Chicagoans. God ain’t playing! Although I know that an earthquake can possibly hit anywhere and the bible says that there will be reports of them all throughout the world, this SHOULD open ppl’s eyes just that much more. But I’m sure some atheist will probably give all the credit to the scientific theory of why the earth moved in a rare location such as Chicago. Bcuz let them tell it, there is no God. Keep being foolish if you want to!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tantalizin_luv/ tantalizin_luv

    @msveevee1 but WHO is WITHOUT SIN, my dear? please don’t be so quick to point a finger and say this is why Illinois folks got hit with a “minor earthquake because of evil doing”. John 8 vrs 7: “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone”….veevee1 if the city of Oklahoma was to get with an earthquake I’m sure you will singing a different tune!

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/persona/ persona

    Matt 24 Jesus said this would happen

    http://www.crosswalk.com

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