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 ...
77 miles from the heart of chicago - 48 miles from chicago outer burbs
Rove, you magnificent bastard.....
I definitely agree with you there! No doubt about it.
Magnitude 4.3 - ILLINOIS
2010 February 10 09:59:34 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude 4.3
Date-Time Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 09:59:34 UTC
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 03:59:34 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 41.978°N, 88.597°W
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region ILLINOIS
Distances 6 km (4 miles) WNW (292°) from Virgil, IL
8 km (5 miles) E (94°) from Sycamore, IL
8 km (5 miles) N (1°) from Maple Park, IL
14 km (8 miles) ENE (67°) from DeKalb, IL
35 km (22 miles) NW (315°) from Aurora, IL
77 km (48 miles) WNW (282°) from Chicago, IL
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 12.8 km (8.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 11, Nph= 11, Dmin=171.4 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp=151°,
M-type=”Nuttli” surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2010snay
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2010snay.php
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/02/quake-like-tremors-reported-in-western-suburbs.html
“4.3-magnitude earthquake hits near Sycamore”
February 10, 2010 5:24 AM | No Comments | UPDATED STORY
A mild earthquake shook northern Illinois this morning.
SNIPPET: “The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 4.3-magnitude quake at 3:59:43 a.m. centered about 5.5 miles east of Sycamore and 3.1 miles underground. The epicenter is about 45 miles west of Chicago.”
SNIPPET: “The nature of the fault activity that caused the quake was unclear, said Amy Vaughan, a geophysicist with the geological survey in Golden, Colo. Past quakes that have affected southern Illinois have been in the Wabash Valley or New Madrid seismic zones.
The fault systems in northern Illinois are not as well understood as those in other regions where earthquakes are more common, and more investigation will be needed to determine the cause of this morning’s temblor, Vaughan said.”
g’morning leni,
felt one sharp jolt in bed followed by 10-20 seconds of window rattling ... i’d lived in socal for 10 years so the symptoms were clearly recognized
one thing i never learned was how to tell if it’s a litle one close by or a big one farther away
ps ... i thought you WINTERED in fla
4.3? Child’s play.
But 50 miles from Chicago, home of the Corruter-in-Chief and the wellspring from whence his political power arose? Perhaps it’s a warning of electoral shake-up.
Lots of strange things have happened that have negatively impacted the rats. Wexler quit, another guy abandoned ship and changed parties to become a pub, Teddy died and got replaced with a pub. Now Murtha has kicked the bucket and will most certainly be replaced with a pub.
Maybe the Big Guy upstairs is trying to tell the rats something.
Freaky Stuff - I was trying to figure out what fault it was on. I know the Wabash Valley & New Madrid Zones as I am in between the both of them. The Wabash Valley was the one that kicked the 5.4 out in 2008.
The USGS site will probably update when more details are known.
lol... the epicenter is close to being halfway between the future gitmo and chicago.
I remember another earthquake in these parts a couple decades ago. I was ironing and noticed the potted palm was swaying. Then the floor seemed to move in some weird way and a flash of nausea swept over me. I thought I was having a stroke or sumpin', LOL.
Leni
Leni
Folks in the quake area get ready for your quake insurance premiums to go up.
Ours jumped up after the 5.4 quake on the Wabash Valley fault in Southern IL/Indiana that happened in 2008.
We felt it here up north, near Lake Geneva WI. That’s about 60 miles from DeKalb. Rattled the doors.
ROFL!!!
Now, THAT is funny.
FR witticism of the week....maybe month.....maybe year!
Leni
DING DING DING - WE HAVE A WINNER!
LOL!
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