Anyone feel the earthquake, this morning?...

aw2x3

aw2x3

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Epicenter was in West Salem, IL...a little less than 100 miles from my town.
5.2 on the scale. Said it was felt as far north as Milwaukee (over 300 miles away).
My girlfriend woke me up, saying the house was shaking...the dogs were barking, etc. I got up, kinda stumbled around the dining room in my under wear, while the house shook and then went back to bed. lol
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...rthquake_N.htm
 
bronco300

bronco300

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not at all, i heard there was some...i was really hoping i'd feel it so i could feel what its like when i'm a bit more awake,lol
 
socal57che

socal57che

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You kids are supposed to be runnin' from twisters this time of year. Leave the quakes to us professionals.
 
jaymz

jaymz

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YESSSS so im not crazy.. i woke up at 5:40am and my apt was shaking.. WOW!! awesome im in indiana
 
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clark5

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I felt it too. Woke me up it shook the house so hard my TV almost fell off the dresser.
 
lovethesea

lovethesea

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Originally Posted by socal57che
http:///forum/post/2570938
You kids are supposed to be runnin' from twisters this time of year. Leave the quakes to us professionals.

yep, instead of the "basement run", we did the head for the doorway

We felt the second tremor about 10:15 'ish
 
kerriann

kerriann

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not to sound foolish but is it normal for there to be earthquakes in the midwest?? seeing as natural disasters are not common in pittsburgh i'm not too terribly aware of what normally happens in what regions...
 
socal57che

socal57che

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Originally Posted by KerriAnn
http:///forum/post/2571005
not to sound foolish but is it normal for there to be earthquakes in the midwest?? seeing as natural disasters are not common in pittsburgh i'm not too terribly aware of what normally happens in what regions...
Google "New Madrid Fault"
Here is a clip from wiki...
"The zone had four of the largest North American earthquakes in recorded history, with magnitudes estimated to be greater than 7.0 on the Richter scale, all occurring within a 3 month period between 1811 and 1812."
 
kerriann

kerriann

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Originally Posted by socal57che
http:///forum/post/2571017
Google "New Madrid Fault"
Here is a clip from wiki...
"The zone had four of the largest North American earthquakes in recorded history, with magnitudes estimated to be greater than 7.0 on the Richter scale, all occurring within a 3 month period between 1811 and 1812."
ah, good, so we're still safe in pittsburgh...that would be one heck of a way to wake up in the morning!!
 
bronco300

bronco300

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Originally Posted by socal57che
http:///forum/post/2571017
Google "New Madrid Fault"
Here is a clip from wiki...
"The zone had four of the largest North American earthquakes in recorded history, with magnitudes estimated to be greater than 7.0 on the Richter scale, all occurring within a 3 month period between 1811 and 1812."
never knew that, here i thought all i had to worry about was tornadoes!
 
lovethesea

lovethesea

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the fault that hit today is this: Wabash Valley Seismic zone, which is part of the Illinois basin-Ozark dome region. It actually overlaps with the New Madrid.

We have always been waiting for the "big one". And when that "big one" hits, they predict the entire midwest will be effected in some way. About 20 years ago Iben Browning had everyone in a tizzy for months on his prediction of a December 3rd catasrophy. But at least he made us more aware about earthquakes.
 
socal57che

socal57che

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Originally Posted by KerriAnn
http:///forum/post/2571028
ah, good, so we're still safe in pittsburgh...that would be one heck of a way to wake up in the morning!!
Just an FYI. The 1811,1812 New Madrid quakes were felt a LONG way off.
"The earthquakes were felt as far away as New York City and Boston, Massachusetts, where churchbells rang."
Here's a comparison between the 1895 Charlston, Mo quake and the 1994 Northridge, Ca quake...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Charleston1895.gif
 
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