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    Did any of you guys feel it? I'm in Ohio, and I felt it. I woke up around 5am-ish (EST) and noticed the bed rocking. It lasted all of a minute. It creeped me out.

    When I got on campus this morning, there was an "Earthquake Alert" for the Illinois area.

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...etails#details







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    Default Re: Earthquake in Illinois this Morning!!

    yeah, I heard about that on the news this morning. I didn't even realize that area was prone to them!


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    Illinois is on one of the biggest faultlines in the country.

    I live in Illinois and I didn't feel a damn thing. LOL

    The last time we had an earthquake here was in the mid 80's. But it was the middle of the day.

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    ^^^Weird..I'm 6hrs from you and I felt it...it rocked my bed. Lasted all of a minute.







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    I'm in St Louis. It was about 5 am for me too. Woke me up and I kind of stared around like "huh?". I've never really felt an earthquake, it was an interesting experience.

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    I felt it; woke me up. And the epicenter was 250 miles west! Of course, I thought it was a high wind, not an earthquake.

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    Well, cinnamon, I'm in the far NW suburbs of Chicago. We did get the aftreshocks where the house started shaking and stuff...for about 5 minutes. We didn't feel the actual quake...well, at least I didn't. But, I was pretty dead asleep.

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    Global Warming!

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    Clean your box goddamnit!


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    I felt it. It was bizarre. My whole house was creaking like someone was walking on the ceiling. Got an aftershock a few hours later, too.

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    Here is more information about the faultline for the Midwest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone

    From what they say, the next big quake will cause massive damages and deaths that will make Hurricane Katrina look pale in comparison.

    I'm glad I don't live in Southern Illinois.

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    I felt the aftershocks ALOT for about 2 minutes at about 9AM. I was sound asleep when the main earthquake happened.






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    I got to school school close to where the epicenter was. We definetely felt it.
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    Default Re: Earthquake in Illinois this Morning!!

    I've got family in Rockford Il, anything happen near there?

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    I'm in Milwaukee, and felt it up here.

    Ironically, I was talking to a bunch of friends about earthquakes in the Midwest just last night, and ironically we had one this morning.. weird..

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    Does anyone know how big it was at the epicenter? I'm pretty sure the largest earthquake in US history was like a 9. something and occurred in the midwest. CA has lots of small to midrange tremors to release energy over time, unlike the midwest. When it hits there, its usually very large. Well, at least you know you won't get another one for like 40 years!

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    5.2 I think






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    I literally felt NOTHING. Im kinda disappointed
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    Quote Originally Posted by Susan-Va View Post
    I've got family in Rockford Il, anything happen near there?
    No. Rockford is a far western suburb of Chicago...more north...so I'm thinking that if my town didn't feel much, Rockford is probably fine, as well. The areas that will feel it the most are the ones from mid-IL to the Missouri line.

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    Thanks VG! That means my in-laws are OK!

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    I felt both of the bigger ones, it was crazy!!!!!!
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