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Quarry Blast Causes Tremor in Chicago Area
U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a quarry blast near Countryside that took place about 12:35 p.m. Monday.
A tremor felt in Chicago's suburbs Monday afternoon was caused by a quarry blast in the Countryside area about 12:35 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The USGS had previously reported the tremor as magnitude-3.7 earthquake. The epicenter of the quake, the USGS reports, was in Indian Head Park.
Patch spoke with Countryside police, who said they are relying on information from the USGS and could not confirm any details of the quarry blast.
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The National Weather Service tweeted at 12:44 p.m. that it had received reports of the tremor: "We received a call from our Oak Brook observer about what appeared to be a minor earthquake at 1236 PM CST. Shaking lasted ~5 sec."
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