Earthquake Shakes Windy City Area
On February 10, an earthquake measuring 3.8 on the richter scale shook citizens out of their sleep at 4 in the morning. The quake was centered near Virgil, Illinois, roughly 50 miles from Chicago.
Many people reported that it sounded like a train was going right past their house and furniture and lights were shaking violently. Sarah Evans, owner of a public relations firm, woke to find nearly every inch of her 100 year old house vibrating. Once the quake had stopped, she got out of bed and put an update on Twitter seeing if anyone would respond and corroborate her story about the uncommon earth-rattling event. Soon after she posted on Twitter, multiple comments had come in confirming that others had been shook awake to experience the world convulsing around them.
Local emergency authorities reported that the switchboards had lit up after the event, but that no extensive damage was caused and most people had just been rustled out of sleep and were confused and afraid.
Representatives of the U.S Geological Survey commented that the quake was felt as far away as southern Wisconsin. They also said that while they’re unsure which fault line was responsible, there are many that run all over the world that could realistically slip at any moment.
To read the original article, please go to http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/us/11chicago.html