Trib:

Tremors from a moderate earthquake centered in Downstate Illinois rattled people awake across the Chicago area Friday morning, … The earthquake, which measured 5.2 on the Richter Scale, struck at 4:36 a.m. near the town of West Salem, Ill., about 60 miles northwest of Evansville, Ind., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. An intitial estimate of the magnitude put it at 5.4, which would have matched the strongest earthquake recorded in the region.

i’ve always wondered what an earthquake feels like. now i know: it feels like being woken up and shaking and thinking, “dude, am i dreaming about an earthquake? wtf?”