THE EARTH MOVED UNDER MY FEET - Illinois Quake Felt In WV

(04/19/2008)

An early morning earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 stuck Illinois and was felt in West Virginia, Ontario and several other states. The 5:36 a.m. EDT the quake rattled skyscrapers in Chicago's Loop and homes in Cincinnati, but appears to have caused no major injuries or damage. The quake was centered in southern Illinois near West Salem. It was linked to the well-known New Madrid fault line, which comes into the Ohio Valley. Over 100 people called WSAZ-TV after feeling the shock. Recent earthquakes have occurred in the same area of Illinois as recently as 1987 and 2002. Others over the years have been reported, including a few felt in Calhoun County. See   SUNNY CAL JOURNAL - The Earth Moved Under My Feet

Hur Herald ®from Sunny Cal The information on these pages, to the extent the law allows, remains the exclusive property of Bob Weaver and Dianne Weaver The Hur Herald. All information may be freely used but must not be sold or used in any type of commercial endeavor, or used on any web site without the express permission of the owners ©Bob and Dianne Weaver, The Hur Herald, 1999, 2000, 2001