Comments on: ( o _ 0 ) Since when did Illinois start having earthquakes? http://earthquakequestions.com/o-_-0-since-when-did-illinois-start-having-earthquakes.htm Everything You Want To Know About Earthquakes Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Geology Rock Star http://earthquakequestions.com/o-_-0-since-when-did-illinois-start-having-earthquakes.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12616 Geology Rock Star Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:36:04 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/o-_-0-since-when-did-illinois-start-having-earthquakes.htm#comment-12616 Since always. Earthquakes in Illinois are very rare, but do happen from to time Since always. Earthquakes in Illinois are very rare, but do happen from to time

]]> By: Cara http://earthquakequestions.com/o-_-0-since-when-did-illinois-start-having-earthquakes.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12617 Cara Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:36:04 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/o-_-0-since-when-did-illinois-start-having-earthquakes.htm#comment-12617 i had the same question! i live in illinois and felt it! i had the same question! i live in illinois and felt it!

]]> By: Ryan http://earthquakequestions.com/o-_-0-since-when-did-illinois-start-having-earthquakes.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12618 Ryan Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:36:04 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/o-_-0-since-when-did-illinois-start-having-earthquakes.htm#comment-12618 Like the first answerer said, forever...Check out the New Madrid Fault Line... The most powerful quake ever in the Midwest (and the U.S. to date) was in 1811-1812 when four quakes hit the Midwest over a three month period (December through February)...The quakes were 8.0 or higher on the Richter Scale, could be felt in Boston and caused the the Mississippi River to run backwards for three days!... http://www.earlham.edu/~hoeyhe/geology/1811%20map.gif [1811/1812 impact map] http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/quakes0.html Like the first answerer said, forever…Check out the New Madrid Fault Line…

The most powerful quake ever in the Midwest (and the U.S. to date) was in 1811-1812 when four quakes hit the Midwest over a three month period (December through February)…The quakes were 8.0 or higher on the Richter Scale, could be felt in Boston and caused the the Mississippi River to run backwards for three days!…

http://www.earlham.edu/~hoeyhe/geology/1811%20map.gif [1811/1812 impact map]

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/quakes0.html

]]> By: microbopeep ♥Stranger♥ http://earthquakequestions.com/o-_-0-since-when-did-illinois-start-having-earthquakes.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12619 microbopeep ♥Stranger♥ Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:36:04 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/o-_-0-since-when-did-illinois-start-having-earthquakes.htm#comment-12619 It's happened before. BOTH times I don't remember them waking me up out my sleep. LOL. It’s happened before. BOTH times I don’t remember them waking me up out my sleep. LOL.

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