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Small Earthquake Rattles Wisconsin/Illinois Border
A small earthquake shook the area right along the Wisconsin/Illinois border Monday night, the United States Geological Survey is reporting.
The small quake -- a 2.4 magnitude -- struck at 9:54. Its epicenter was about 11 miles west of Kenosha, Wis., the USGS reports on its website.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wisconsin-illinois-border-earthquake-138375354.html
yewberry
(6,530 posts)Anything below a 4, I assume it's just the heat coming on or the UPS truck.
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)Just wondering. I do not, and if I experienced even a little quake it would scare the hell out of me.
DCKit
(18,541 posts)You wouldn't be shaken or stirred, much less rattled.
That earthquake we had in DC was a bunch of fun, though. I was on the 6th floor. Whoo Hoo!!!
mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)Blue Owl
(50,536 posts)n/t
gopiscrap
(23,766 posts)is there a bunch of fracking going on in the area?
midnight
(26,624 posts)in Byron Illinoins and releasing a radioactive form of hydrogen.... Something is going on....
The Feds say it's safe.....http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/illinois-nuclear-reactor-loses-power-venting-steam-171801