earthquakes

I was born and raised in Missouri so I'm familiar with earthquakes along the New Madrid Fault. I also lived in California 30 years ago where earthquakes are a daily occurrence. But, why in the world was there an earthquake big enough to be felt right across the Iowa border today? I am mystified.

There was no damage reported, but thanks to the New Madrid Fault, Missouri was just hit by one of its biggest quakes so far in 2023 and it was reportedly felt by dozens in the area.

Well, this was certainly a new place for an earthquake in Illinois where earthquakes don't normally happen and definitely aren't normally felt. It happened late Saturday night according to the USGS.

Something strange is happening in southeastern Illinois. After 2 earthquakes struck the region yesterday, another slightly larger quake has just been reported and it also was widely felt.

This isn't a typical place where you see an earthquake happen. No, it wasn't major, but it was felt by dozens of people in Illinois and by those living on the Indiana border as confirmed by the USGS.

Experts confirmed an earthquake in Illinois on July 25, 2023.

Don't worry, we're not expecting an earthquake like California just experienced--but it never hurts to take some time to prepare in case the unthinkable happens.

Earthquake preparedness is taken very seriously in many parts of the world, for good reason. Just consider how many quakes have taken place in 2015 alone: 13,733. Until I found the numbers this morning, I would not have even been close if you'd asked me to guess...