We were told by the USGS that there could be up to as many as 12 or so aftershocks for up to a week after the earthquake. I was surprised to see this headline buried in the newspaper today, “4.5 magnitude earthquake this morning.”
The paper then goes on to say, Geologists say the temblor just before 12:40 a.m. Monday, registered at 4.5 magnitude at its epicenter about 5 miles northwest of Mount Carmel, Illinois. The location is in the same area as Friday’s early morning 5.2-magnitude earthquake. The Monday morning aftershock was at least the 15th since Friday’s quake.Check out this link, which shows all earthquakes and aftershocks we’ve had since the Friday morning one.
UPDATE: The earthquake was downgraded to a 4.0
Crazy, isn’t it?