South Dakota

Yes, a beam will be shot from an underground facility in South Dakota at a location in Illinois, but it will probably be fine.

Scientists are much braver than most of the rest of us. Don't believe me? Try this on for size. Scientists in Illinois are about to fire a particle beam underground at South Dakota and they're not even a little bit nervous about it apparently.

Earthquakes happen every day, but they don't happen every day in Illinois, Nebraska and Kansas who all had measurable quakes that were felt Sunday.