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News Release Address: USGS
U.S. Department of the Interior 953 National Center
U.S. Geological Survey Reston, VA 20192
News Release
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Sept. 2, 1999
For additional information contact:Diane Noserale
Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone:703-648-4333
Fax:703-648-6859
Earthquake Shakes Northern Illinois
A minor earthquake, preliminary magnitude 3.5 according to the U.S.
Geological Survey, occurred in northern Illinois at 12:17 Eastern
Daylight Time, or 11:17 local time today, Sept. 2. The epicenter was
about 10 miles south southeast of Dixon, Illinois, or about 90 miles west
of Chicago. The earthquake was felt in Dixon and Rockford, Illinois. The
USGS has received no reports of damage at this time.
The most recent damaging earthquake recorded in this area was a magnitude
4.5 event on Sept. 14, 1972. It was centered at Amboy (Lee County), south
of Rockford. Cracks in chimneys, elevated water tanks, and plaster
resulted.
The largest recorded earthquake centered in Illinois occurred on Nov 9,
1968 in southern Illinois. The magnitude was 5.5. This event was centered
near Dale (Hamilton County), and was felt as far away as Boston, MA and
southern Ontario, Canada.
As the nation's largest water, earth and biological science and civilian
mapping agency, the USGS works in cooperation with more than 2000
organizations across the country to provide reliable, impartial, scientific
information to resource managers, planners, and other customers. This
information is gathered in every state by USGS scientists to minimize the
loss of life and property from natural disasters, to contribute to the
conservation and the sound economic and physical development of the
nation's natural resources, and to enhance the quality of life by
monitoring water, biological, energy, and mineral resources.
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