Magnitude 4.3 Quake Wakes Up Chicago Area

Foxnews.com ^ | February 10, 2010 | Staff

[GiovannaNicoletta]

A rare moderate earthquake struck northern Illinois Wednesday morning, waking up residents in the Chicago area.

[Cvengr]

Reveille, Reveille,..Heave up and thrice out.

Good morning, CHICAGO!

[Dallas59]

Bammy must’ve found Bush’s earthquake machine in the Whitey House basement.

[theDentist]

How long until Pat Robertson, Hal Lindsey and the rest of the ding dongs blame it on God sending a warning to Obama? Then how long until the Hollywood idiots crying Mother Earth whining about no treaty....?

[Bluebeard16]

It woke me up about 4am. It sounded like a helicopter hovering right above my roof. Everything shaking and rattling. First time I’ve ever experienced one.

[Dallas59]

As soon as they all wake up this afternoon.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I was up and didn’t feel it north of Milwaukee. Being from CA, I’m used to earthquakes and know one when I feel it. The tremors travel many miles from their source in CA. Apparently not in IL.

I will say that my Cable went out at about that time, although the computer connection was fine, which is why I am still here.

[jch10]

It will take more than an earthquake to wake up Chicago.

[Dallas59]

[Clintons Are White Trash]

I see Aurora got some shaking, I hope Wayne and Garth are ok :)

[Lockbar]

I was close to the center on the map, but I slept through it.

[HD1200]

Darn that global warming. Now it is causing earth quakes.

[MondoQueen]

I live directly north of the earthquake, but I didn’t hear or feel anything. At least it didn’t wake me up.

[spintreebob]

Elburn felt it. Daughter rolled over, slept right through it.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Didn’t feel a thing here (homer Glen) and I was wide awake at 0400.

I admit, I could have mistaken it as a strong gust of wind (2 big drifts across the driveway this morning...all dug out but now I have to go in to work :-(

[capt. norm]

My first thought was that it must be the entire population of Schaumburg falling off their bar-stools.

The timing was just about right.

[MaxMax]

That room is off limits to first term Government housing tenants, I'm calling the supervisor..

[Bigg Red]

Palin’s fault.

[BunnySlippers]

Let’s face it, 4.3 is pretty small.

[Rodamala]

Bush’s Fault.