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February 10, 2010

Earthquake in Illinois southern Wisconsin and Iowa

Filed under: World — Tags: — admin @ 4:18 am

Just few hours from now an earthquake hit Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. The earthquake magnitude on richter scale was 4.3.

The earthquake also has been felt in some parts of Iowa, Indiana and Michigan.  As per US geological survey this earthquake hit on 77 kilometers ( 46 mile ) West – North west from Chicago, 6km WNW from Virgil.

This reported earthquake was a mild one as compare to previous one. Till now no major casualty has been reported. No house or property damage have been reported till now by any sources.

This earthquake occurred at very wide area but till but due to less intensity it didn’t cause any damage so far. Some people in that area even haven’t felt like earthquake hit.

Similarly a earthquake of 5.9 was reported in Offshore Northern California on February 4. The updated details regarding this earthquake can be seen at US Geological survey website here.

2 Comments »

  1. An Earth-quake causes heavy loss. Experts call for taking adequate precautions to minimize losses. Alarmed by the recurrence of quakes during recent years, should be taken as a signal for a major earthquake.

    Comment by Beauty Salon Plano — February 16, 2010 @ 3:36 am

  2. These earthquakes are just heart breaking! All these thousands of people losing so much. It’s just so sad…

    Comment by how to gain muscle fast — March 1, 2010 @ 7:14 pm

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