Monday, January 30, 2012

Earthquake Report 22:36:17.8056323

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS BEEN FELT WEAKLY BY NUMEROUS PERSONS NEAR THE
ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN STATE LINE IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS. THE
EPICENTER OF THE EARTHQUAKE WAS 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANTIOCH
ILLINOIS AND HAD A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 2.4 ON THE RICHTER
SCALE. NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED.

INFORMATION RELEASED IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY. UPDATES
WILL BE PROVIDED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE FROM THE
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER IN GOLDEN COLORADO.