earthquake

The Illinois National Guard's commanding officer says for years the guard has been planning for the biggest catastrophes that could affect Illinois, like…

More than 570,000 Illinois residents have registered to participate in an international earthquake drill on what Gov. Pat Quinn has proclaimed Great…

Illinois and Missouri are on the list of states with the highest risk for earthquakes.A new federal earthquake map dials up the shaking hazard just a bit…

The Midwest isn't typically thought of as a place at risk of a major earthquake. Illinois Emergency Management Agency Director Jonathon Monken says the…

Scientists said today that the New Madrid fault zone in the nation's midsection is active and could spawn future large earthquakes. The journal Science…

Scientists of the U.S. Geological Survey say it's likely it was an earthquake that shook Chicago's western suburbs after a blast at a quarry.USGS…

The U.S. Geological Survey says the shaking with a measured magnitude 3.2 in northern Illinois was a blast and not an earthquake. USGS geophysicist Don…