The U.S. Geological Survey said that on Wednesday morning, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 occurred in a part of Illinois.
The USGS stated that the earthquake occurred around 4:41 a.m in the morning, and its epicenter was near the border of LaSalle County, south of the village of Standard in Putnam County.
The USGS reported that the estimated depth of the earthquake was 3.6 kilometers.
Kathy Castvens resides in Utica, and she said that the tremors woke her up.
“Okay, I woke up because of an earthquake, which you don’t really think about because when you’re feeling it, you don’t know what you’re feeling,” she said. “But it lasted about six seconds. It started with a light shake, then heavy, then light again.”
The LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office stated that they have received calls from people who felt the tremors, but there have been no reports of damage.
Further details were not immediately available.
