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WBGZ Radio 2/15/2021 |
By Cole Lauterbach - Illinois Radio Network
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is promoting earthquake preparedness for the month of February.
Many Illinoisans don’t consider earthquakes a threat, but Illinois has had at least 13 earthquakes since September 2017, when a 3.8 magnitude quake shook the southeastern part of the state, according to an IEMA news release.
Harvey Henson, assistant professor of geology at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, said earthquakes pose a real threat in Illinois, especially in the southern region.
Illinois is home to the New Madrid and Wabash Valley seismic zones, which have produced large earthquakes in the past.