We’ve just received breaking news that there has been an earthquake in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Earthquake occurred at around 4 am and woke Illinois natives as well as people from nearby states. The Illinois Earthquake was only an estimated magnitude of 4.3 – therefore no significant casualties occured.

A spokesman for the Kane County sheriff had this to say about the earthquake:

“Right now the only reports we were getting were some people a little startled at 4 in the morning when their house started shaking,” he said. “We got a lot of snow out here and we had a little earthquake, so it’s been an interesting 12 hours.”

Chicago Illinois Earthquake
This Chicago, Illinois Earthquake came as a surprise to most as it is not a very seismically active area, compared to let’s say California. It’s unsure at this moment whether there will be a Chicago Earthquake aftershock, but Illinois residents will probably have a hard time going back to sleep anyways with the morning so near.

We will update you with more Illinois Chicago Earthquake news as it happens including if there are any aftershocks in Illinois or close states.