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Eathquake hits Illinois
WGN ^ | 2/10/10 | C. Hayes

Posted on 02/10/2010 2:47:06 AM PST by Daisyjane69

C. Hayes WGNTV NEWS February 10, 2010

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake hit northern Illinois early Wednesday morning.

The quake struck at 3:59 a.m. in Sycamore in DeKalb County. The quake could be felt as far away as Chicago... 50 miles from the epicenter.

We'll have more information as it becomes available.

For the latest information, go to the U.S. Geological Survey website.

(Excerpt) Read more at wgntv.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; chicago; earthquake; earthquakes; eath; illinois; sycamore; usgs
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
You're welcome, Ernest.

Did you see any of the funnel clouds near the beach in the past few days?


161 posted on 02/10/2010 11:25:55 AM PST by bd476
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

A small tornado in LA gets a laugh back in the Midwest, kinda like the earthquake in Chicago got laughs in Cali.


162 posted on 02/10/2010 11:27:50 AM PST by rintense (Only dead fish go with the flow, which explains why Congress stinks.)
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To: bd476

Thanks.


163 posted on 02/10/2010 11:29:20 AM PST by Quix ( POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 TRAITORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: aruanan
Something woke me up at 4AM too. I looked at the clock and couldn't figure out whether I imagined the movement I thought I felt or the noise I thought I heard..out in the country noise in the stillness of night grabs your attention. Hope it shook the hell of Da Mare in Chicago and all the crooked, socialist politicians....
164 posted on 02/10/2010 11:30:26 AM PST by itssme (I)
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To: Quix
You're welcome, Quix.

165 posted on 02/10/2010 11:37:03 AM PST by bd476
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To: MinuteGal; Cindy; All

I was in a 7.5 in Mexico City in 1957. Was coming home from a party, started staggering, said “Jee, I only had two drinks.” My friend, from California, said “It’s an earthquake,” grabbed my hand and ran down to the middle of an intersection away from buildings and power lines. We clung to each other to keep from falling. Was like a fast moving subway ride. Back at home, one roommate said the chandelier in the living room was swingling from side to side so hard it was hitting the ceiling each time. The guy upstairs said he was knocked out of bed. We were on a third and fourth floor near Chapultapec Park.

I hope this is not a sign of an awakening of the not too distant New Madrid fault. In 1811 and 1812 there were 3 earthquakes above 8, and dozens in the 7 range. St. Louis was only a small town then. Also an 1812 earthquake in Venezuela killed 20,000.


166 posted on 02/10/2010 11:43:32 AM PST by gleeaikin
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To: itssme
Hope it shook the hell of Da Mare in Chicago and all the crooked, socialist politicians....

I still have hopes for that fault that runs up into Chicago all the way from the New Madrid fault.
167 posted on 02/10/2010 11:44:14 AM PST by aruanan
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To: chuck_the_tv_out

Saw this guy on the news. How pathetic and using his kid to boot. However, no surprise for a ‘rat.


168 posted on 02/10/2010 11:45:16 AM PST by Vicki (Washington State where anyone can vote .... illegals, non-residents, dead people, dogs, felons)
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To: Right Wing Assault; All

Church bells in Boston. Are you referring to the 1895 quake, or the ones in 1811-12? I know that the earlier one caused chimneys to fall in Cincinnati.


169 posted on 02/10/2010 11:47:25 AM PST by gleeaikin
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To: ichabod1; All

The big ones were 1811-12, see my earlier comment. Interesting tidbit. The first steamboat trip down the Missippi was being successfully attempted. THey said they never would have made it without the steam power. Sometimes the river ran backwards. Also Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee(?) was formed when a grabben fault dropped at least 20 feet.


170 posted on 02/10/2010 11:52:04 AM PST by gleeaikin
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To: MinuteGal

I just replied to your FReepmail with some info. Have fun...

Jim


171 posted on 02/10/2010 12:04:21 PM PST by bcsco (Obama is the navel of his own universe.)
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To: MozartLover

Glad to hear your son returned safely from Iraq.

If you get a minute, tell him that a guy in Maine thanks him for his service to the country.


172 posted on 02/10/2010 12:08:44 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (The first American Revolution started in Massachusetts. So did the second one, on January 19, 2010!)
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To: chuck_the_tv_out

LOL. I was going to say that it was the planet convulsing in shock that a Democrat would actually step down voluntarily when caught in a lie/scandal.


173 posted on 02/10/2010 12:46:28 PM PST by OrangeHoof ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Bend over suckahs".)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation; knittnmom
Thank you. I will pass that along.

I emailed him re: the quake. His response:

"I was still in bed at that time, though something did wake me up... Probably would have figured it was the cat doing something terrible & gone back to sleep."

174 posted on 02/10/2010 1:08:48 PM PST by MozartLover (Love your freedom? Thank your military.)
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To: gleeaikin

I understand.
I’m an earthquake queen from Calif.


175 posted on 02/10/2010 2:40:03 PM PST by Cindy
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To: bd476

Thank you bd476 for the info.


176 posted on 02/10/2010 2:40:58 PM PST by Cindy
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To: Godzilla

My new word for the day.
Thanks Godzilla.

From Dictionary.com - Quote:

cra·ton

n. A large portion of a continental plate that has been relatively undisturbed since the Precambrian era and includes both shield and platform layers.


177 posted on 02/10/2010 2:46:19 PM PST by Cindy
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To: Cindy

Well, if you never learn something new every day - better check your pulse. :)


178 posted on 02/10/2010 2:48:23 PM PST by Godzilla (3-7-77)
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To: Godzilla

Giggling...big ditto.


179 posted on 02/10/2010 2:54:08 PM PST by Cindy
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To: gleeaikin

Should have said 1811, 8.0.


180 posted on 02/10/2010 3:22:56 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (The Obama magic is fading.)
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