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Earthquake Awareness Week is April 13-19
Tuesday, 14 April 2009 18:14
Image copyright Adam DubrowaOn April 18, 2008, thousands of people throughout the state were awakened by shaking from a 5.4 earthquake centered in southeastern Illinois. One year later, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is reminding people of that event and encouraging them to be better prepared for earthquakes during Earthquake Awareness Week, which runs April 13-19.

Southern Illinois is susceptible to earthquake effects from two seismic zones: the New Madrid Seismic Zone, which extends from southeastern Arkansas and southwestern Tennessee to southern Illinois; and the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone, located in southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana. While shaking from a southern Illinois earthquake can be felt as far away as the far northern tip of Illinois, 29 counties in southern Illinois are considered to be most at risk for the effects of a destructive earthquake.

Please take a few minutes to prepare yourself for an earthquake by reviewing the Earthquake Tips on the Ready Illinois website. Click here to review the IEMA press release.