Event of this size not seen as big risk structurally

A quake in the magnitude 5 range, like the one that shook the area early this morning, is good-sized for this part of the country, but not much of a threat as far as structural damage goes, University of Illinois engineering Professor Doug Foutch said.

Foutch, an emeritus professor of civil and environmental engineering, said the news reports he had seen noted only minor damage, even near the epicenter, and no injuries.

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