Illinois Earthquake

• 2/23/2010
• Author: Kristine Miller
• Category: EC News Blog
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So I was sleeping peacefully in my bedroom in the western suburbs of Chicago when, suddenly, a loud grinding noise shook the whole house. I popped awake. The cats bolted off the bed. It sounded—and felt—like a very large truck had hit the building. What was that? my semi-conscious mind demanded. And another part of my brain answered with certainty: That was an earthquake.

And so it was. An earthquake—out there in the middle of some of the flattest, most seemingly stable land in the country. As they say, Whodathunk?

Now, our puny little 3.8 earthquake was nothing compared to what Haiti experienced. Or California. But you never know. Things could rattle loose and fall, even in a “small” quake.

And it just goes to underscore the message of last week’s blog: Include the most likely disasters in your HVA. But don’t forget the others.