Earthquake!!! Who felt it?

retro junkie

retro junkie

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My family and I were awakened early this morning to the earthquake that happened in this region. It lasted a few minutes. It was like the house was viberating all over. The cat was hiding under the bed and peeked out a little. :lol

We just felt another after shock here around 10:30. :o
 
It was centered in southern Illinois along the New Madrid fault. It was a 5.2 earthquake. It has been a common source of earthquakes in the region over the years. This is the biggest in recent years. It was felt as far away as Chicago, Indianapolis, and Atlanta.
 
Fort Wayne, Indiana, where my house is at, felt it....and so did some people down here at Purdue in West Lafayette....

I slept through it. If I would've stayed up another half hour I would've felt it....but it was 5 in the morning. :p

Apparently it wasn't much more than a one-minute rattle here, though.....but I did hear that it caused some damage by the epicenter.
 
I felt it too around Louisville, Kentucky. All of a sudden I woke up and the whole house was shaking. Sure was confusing.
 
Felt nothing here in North Carolina. But then again I can sleep through a screaming newborn. My cat must have felt something because the 1000 piece puzzle my wife was working on in the kitchen was all twisted like my cat ran over it.
 
We are right next to the New Madrid fault which, I think, is the largest fault in the US. It just is not as active as the California one. I have lived here all my life and this is the biggest shaking that I can remember. At one time it caused the Mississippi river run backwards and formed reelfoot lake. But that was in the 1800s.
 
retro junkie said:
We are right next to the New Madrid fault which, I think, is the largest fault in the US. It just is not as active as the California one. I have lived here all my life and this is the biggest shaking that I can remember. At one time it caused the Mississippi river run backwards and formed reelfoot lake. But that was in the 1800s.
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Nah, our San Andreas fault stretches nearly 800 miles, while the New Madrid stretches about 150.
 
CreepinDeth said:
Nah, our San Andreas fault stretches nearly 800 miles, while the New Madrid stretches about 150.
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Let me rephrase that then, it is supposed to be the worse. And is capable of producing the most damaging of earthquakes. Thankfully it is not that often
 
I live in San Diego, and California is known for a lot of Earthquakes, but to be honest, there isn't as many big enough to feel as you'd think. There's hardly ever any, tbh.
 
Muc said:
I live in San Diego, and California is known for a lot of Earthquakes, but to be honest, there isn't as many big enough to feel as you'd think. There's hardly ever any, tbh.
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That's because it's more towards the desert. There are actually quite a few decent sized ones that occur daily.

retro junkie said:
Let me rephrase that then, it is supposed to be the worse. And is capable of producing the most damaging of earthquakes. Thankfully it is not that often
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Gotcha.
 
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