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I woke up at 4:37 am because my house was shaking and wouldn't stop.
I opened up my bedroom window last night before I went to bed. When the earthquake woke me up it was silent. As soon as it stopped, the birds started singing again.
Did anyone else feel the earthquake this morning?
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #1 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 7:57am » |
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They say we could feel it here near Milwaukee . . . .
4:37am??? ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzz - never felt a thing.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #2 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 9:25am » |
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I woke up around 4:30, didn't feel it, but I think that's probably what woke me up.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #3 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 10:06am » |
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Y'all thought you went to be in the midwest and woke up in california!!!! Whole lotta shaking going on! 
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #4 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 10:12am » |
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It was a 5.2.
If you were near the epicenter you'd definatley know it! 5.2 will get your attention.
In Calif. when one hits, first you hear the rumble, then you hear 100's of car alarms!
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #5 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 10:45am » |
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I was sleeping and didn't feel it but woke up at that time for some reason. Maybe?
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #6 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 11:17am » |
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Just had another one. It lasted about 30 seconds.
Beth
Edit to add: What are you sopposed to do during an earthquake? I'm beginning to wonder if this is just a preview.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #7 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 11:27am » |
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Looks like the aftershock was a 4.5.
Proper earthquake etiquette says first you hollar yehaaa, rock 'n roll, then get under something sturdy or brace yourself in a doorway in case the roof collapses. Of course, the best is to get outside but not near any power lines that may come down.
When the shaking stops, you go back in and find any unbroken bottles of booze. Take them out in your front yard and party with the neighbors.
The 5.2 was probably the major quake, the aftershocks will go on for days and get smaller over time.
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Mrs. Barlow, I never, and I repeat never, ever pissed in your steam iron.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #8 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 11:40am » |
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Thanks for the advice Bob. 
When I get home, I'll make sure all the booze is stored safely on the lower shelves. 
Beth
Edit to add: Aftershock was a 4.5
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #9 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 11:43am » |
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Guess you folks just had another jolt!
In 2002 I was at my camp in the mountains and got blasted at 6:20 in the morning with a 5.2. It was a blast like I never heard before and it just seemed to emminate from within you. No rumble to that one! The eppicenter was barely a mile away.
Hope there was no damage to you folks!
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #10 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 12:05pm » |
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Here's a video from Channel 14 First Alert when the earthquake hit.
http://www.14wfie.com/Global/category.asp?C=3490&nav=menu54_1_4
Well, that didn't work well. Click on the third video (the one with the news anchor wearing the red dress.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #11 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 12:27pm » |
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Completely DISREGARD the below.
Duh! If it's 4:37 in Illinois, I would be at 5:37, not 3:37. Wouldn't I???
Anyway, SOMETHING bothered the dad gummed dog.
Please pardon my stupidity.
Reports said that it could be felt as far away as Atlanta.
I'm in NC. I didn't feel a thing, but my dog did!
If it was at 4:37 AM CDT, we would be at 3:37 EDT. Right around that time, I was awakened not by shake, rattle, or roll, but by my 80 lab, standing in the middle of our bedroom floor whining very loudly. I got out of bed, and the minute I moved, he bolted to the French doors in our bedroom wanting OUT!
I thought this was very odd behavior because that dog sleeps like a log in our bed with us, only getting up during the night if I get up during the night.
I sure hope everyone in the near area had no damage.
Beth, guard that booze 
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #12 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 12:41pm » |
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My son called this morning around 6:00am....said they felt it. They live about 45 minutes south of us. Blake & I felt nothing.
I guess it was felt all around here (northern Indiana/South Bend)..... 
Strange happenings.... 
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #13 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 12:48pm » |
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Here's the UW-Milwaukee seismograph of this morning:
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #14 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 1:43pm » |
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I didn't feel a thing. My boss, who lives in Springfield, got woke up by it. We've been feeling aftershocks since this morning.
Our office is upstairs inside a plant that uses lots of presses, and when they are all running, there is a low level of vibration going on, but that doesn't make my computer monitor shake.
They say there will be aftershocks for the next couple of days. It was centered about on the Illinois/ Indiana border, near Evansville. It's pretty flat around here, so the shaking can be felt for quite a distance.
It's quite the topic of conversation. We haven't had one since 1987. (What were you doing when the earthquake hit?... That was THE question back then)
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #15 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 2:07pm » |
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It was that bloomin' cat of your's jumping off the bed wasn't it Chris?!! 'Fess up!
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #16 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 2:17pm » |
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I feelt it in DavCon wook me right up and I even had a Cpap machine on Champ my dog whinned and both cats Killer & Sars were on my bed right next to me. Terry
and I didnt feel the after shock
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #17 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 2:46pm » |
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Caused by global warming which is caused by Dubya. Just another thing you can thank the Neocons for.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #18 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 7:24pm » |
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on Apr 18th, 2008, 11:27am, Bob P wrote:
Proper earthquake etiquette says first you hollar yehaaa, rock 'n roll, When the shaking stops, you go back in and find any unbroken bottles of booze. Take them out in your front yard and party with the neighbors. |
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LMMFAO!!!!!!  (I did some editing)
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #19 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 7:33pm » |
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I was in my bathroom and the shower doors began to shake. At first I thought my ceiling exhaust fan was causing it...then I went to my office that is adjacent to my bathroom and didn't see a thing.
Started going for my 9mm because I thought someone was trying to break in. Wasn't that either.
I was half asleep and started thinking maybe my house is haunted
Yeah, I know...gimme a break...I was half asleep.
Went back to bed and didn't find out it was an earthquake until I got to work.
There is a fault that runs from Missouri thru Illinois, but earthquakes are extremely uncommon here.
It was indeed a weird feeling !!!
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #20 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 7:52pm » |
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Erk.
Well, just so long as it isn't a precursor to another one of these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Earthquake
The effects of that one were profound--and there are a lot more people around than there were in 1811.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #21 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 8:09pm » |
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on Apr 18th, 2008, 7:52pm, George_J wrote:
"There are estimates that the earthquakes were felt strongly over 50,000 square miles (130,000 km²), and moderately across nearly one million square miles. The historic San Francisco earthquake of 1906, by comparison, was felt moderately over 6,000 square miles (16,000 km²)."
That has just got to be bad info, no?
Wiki is where anyone can add anything, right?
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #22 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 8:15pm » |
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No, that is not necessarily bad info. Seismic waves travel much more efficiently through the older and less complex rocks that make up the crust of Central North America than they travel in CA, packing a much greater punch.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #23 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 8:28pm » |
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The reason we felt it in Milwaukee is that, just under the surface, there's nothing but bedrock between here and there. Transmits shock waves very efficiently. Doesn't happen that way in California - lots of disruptions in the underlying formations.
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Re: Earthquake
« Reply #24 on: Apr 18th, 2008, 9:00pm » |
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on Apr 18th, 2008, 8:15pm, Kevin_M wrote:| No, that is not necessarily bad info. Seismic waves travel much more efficiently through the older and less complex rocks that make up the crust of Central North America than they travel in CA, packing a much greater punch. |
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Thanks for the update, teach!
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