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 ...
he’s made upgrades on the Katrina Weather Machine...
Slept right through it in southwestern Michigan.
Normally you have a sharp shock wave(Pwave)followed by an intense and longer lasting rolling type tremor.
On most recorders that captured this quake it appears reversed.
Weird to me, not sure why it appears that way.
Watching for tsunami on Lake Michigan from the Michigan side. LOL
Another thread has a map showing the epicenter was closer to Algonquin.
Most of that farmland is still there, though subdivisions have encroached somewhat. From Rochelle, 18 miles West of DeKalb...
Sycamore & DeKalb are neighboring towns. They boarder each other, Sycamore on the NW of DeKalb. State rte 23 is the main link that connects them, named DeKalb Ave in Sycamore, Sycamore Rd in DeKalb.
That’s only about 35 miles away from me and I didn’t feel a thing. Nothing like the earthquake we had in 1987.
An earthquake in Obama’s hometown? Damn racist earthquake!
Has Danny Glover chimed in about potential causes for this earthquake yet?
Leni, I’m from Oak Park; 1142 S Grove Ave. Just a block North of Roosevelt Rd. Went to Christ School/Church as a kid until we moved to Wisconsin in ‘55.
Well, I just posted that to LibertyRocks, so ya beat me to it :)
Welcome to DeKalb. I'm in Rochelle, about 18 miles straight West. In fact, it's the wife's birthday and we're going to Johnny's Char House in Sycamore tonight for dinner. Maybe I won't have to ask them to shake my martini... :)
Yeah, Virgil. That's just East of our favorite restaurant, Sorrento's Ranch. Mmmmmmm, that prime rib is fantastic.
They just downgraded the size to 3.8 instead of 4.3 on WLS radio.
We lived in CA for 19 years. If it’s close, it’s a jolt. If it’s further away, it’s a sway. I graduated high school in Illinois. We had an earthquake in the spring of 1968. I was in Bloomington for a high school Choir competition and the chandeliers in the auditorium swayed for a full minute. California was MUCH worse!
Lived and worked in Sycamore from 1971 until ‘86. Then the company moved us elsewhere for 4 years. We returned, but decided to live in Rochelle. Still there. Still have many acquaintances in Sycamore, going there tonight for dinner, my wife’s birthday.
Wow, "Hail to Old Arlington" dittos, then! Class of '75 here.
I grew up just west of AHS on Vine St. You?
The Wrath of Rod?
Felt it this morning as well, originally thought a snowplow drove through the front yard.
;-)
Coincidently, I agree with you!
Same here in Aurora, Woke me up good and the windows shook for a few seconds.
Leni, You should go to FLorida....Get away from all this white stuff.
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