Talk of the Town Dupage

Early this morning Illinois was rocked with with a Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake at aprox 3:59 am on February 10th 2010.

Depth: 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program

Distances:

• 6 km (4 miles) WNW (292°) from Virgil, IL
• 8 km (5 miles) E (94°) from Sycamore, IL
• 8 km (5 miles) N (1°) from Maple Park, IL
• 14 km (8 miles) ENE (67°) from DeKalb, IL
• 35 km (22 miles) NW (315°) from Aurora, IL
• 77 km (48 miles) WNW (282°) from Chicago, IL

The USGS estimates that several million earthquakes occur in the world each year, but many go undetected because they occur in remote areas or have very small magnitudes. The USGS now locates about 50 earthquakes each day; 20,000 a year. For more details about the earthquake click on the link below.

The USGS is working to improve its earthquake monitoring and reporting capabilities through the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS). In the past three years the USGS has installed approximately 300 new earthquake monitoring instruments in the San Francisco, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Anchorage, Reno, Las Vegas, and Memphis areas. Full implementation of ANSS will result in 6000 new instruments on the ground and in structures in at-risk urban areas, as well as a backbone of modern seismic instruments for the entire Nation. Once in place, the ANSS will provide emergency response personnel with real-time (within 5-10 minutes of an event) information on the intensity and distribution of ground shaking that can be used to guide emergency response efforts. Similarly, information on building “shaking” will equip engineers with the data they need to improve building designs in the future.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2010snay.php

Title: Go Red for Women Free Workout Day
Location: Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center on hospital campus, 3551 Highland Ave, Downers Grove
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Description: Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center is celebrating Go Red for Women Day on Friday, February 5 by encouraging all women to visit the Wellness Center, on the hospital campus, 3551 Highland Ave, Downers Grove, and receive one complimentary workout session. To make an appointment call 630-275-2879. Must be 18 years or older with photo identification to participate.
Start Time: 8:00
Date: 2010-02-05
End Time: 21:00

Title: DuPage Symphony Hosts Brownies with Barbara Event
Location: Wentz Concert Hall, 171 East Chicago Avenue, Naperville
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Description: Witness the “behind-the-scenes” workings of an orchestra by attending the first half of the DuPage Symphony Orchestra’s dress rehearsal for its “Our Home, Our Earth” concert to be presented the following evening, Saturday, February 13th at 8 p.m. at Wentz Concert Hall on the campus of North Central College in Naperville.
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2010-02-12
End Time: 21:00

Title: Free First-Time Home Financing Seminar
Location: DuPage Credit Union Operations Center, Naperville
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Description: DuPage Credit Union invites the community to attend its FREE educational, no-obligation First-time Home Financing Seminar from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 9th at the Naperville Operations Center, 1515 Bond Street.

Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2010-02-09