Desert Surprise Series

This deer is enjoying a leisurely dinner.

Why do you think there is such a difference between the painting of the deer and the photograph?

We don’t often think about earthquakes in the Midwest, however, there was a 5.2 magnitude earthquake on Friday, April 18th at 4:37 am Central Time located 6 miles ESE West Salem IL. The earthquake could be felt in Wyoming MI and the USGS site has reports from Madison & Middleton WI that it could be felt there also.

On February 21, 2008 at 6:16 PST, there was a 6.0 magnitude earthquake located 6 miles ENE Wells NV. Information reported on the USGS site, this earthquake was felt in Phoenix AZ, Laveen AZ and as far away as Tuscon AZ.

For more information on earthquakes, visit the U.S. Geological Survey site.

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