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  • Czech
    Confirmed User
    • Oct 2005
    • 2694

    #1

    Earthquake rattles Illinois

    Just read on CNN that an eathquake magnitude-5.2 hit 131 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri.

    Any webmasters there? if so are you all OK?
  • jscott
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    • Feb 2001
    • 25594

    #2
    i'm from there, but not there now, but glad to hear it's more southern IL
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    • selena
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      • Aug 2004
      • 7995

      #3
      It rattled the hell out of southern Indiana as well.

      I first thought it was an earthquake, then dismissed that idea because of they aren't a common thing for us. Next thought was a tornado, so I was out of bed and into the hallway to get the boys up.

      They met me coming out of their doors, and I sent the munchkin into my bathroom. The manchild went up into the living room and called back that it was an earthquake, not a tornado, as there were no winds.

      All over in a minute/minute and a half, but pretty freaky, especially coming out of a sound sleep.
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      • Czech
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        • Oct 2005
        • 2694

        #4
        I went through an earthquake a few years ago, I was sitting on the toilet and I heard a very loud rumble a few seconds before it hit, I?m lucky I was sitting on the toilet as it scared the shit out of me

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        • msacras
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          • May 2005
          • 245

          #5
          I had no idea what it was. It was my first earthquake and I just popped up in my bed and looked around.


          On a side note, I've read that everyone was alright. It was only 5.2 and the most serious damage was a porch that collapsed and trapped some lady in her house.
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          • Rowdy
            Confirmed User
            • Feb 2003
            • 637

            #6
            Nothing more than a bit of shaking in our area with no damage

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            • MichelleB
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              • Aug 2007
              • 1146

              #7
              They have been talking about it here, but i didn't feel anything.

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              • Cyndalie
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                • Jan 2002
                • 3615

                #8
                Wow, that's really rare for that region.
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                • Czech
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                  • Oct 2005
                  • 2694

                  #9
                  Good to hear everyone is ok

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                  • baddog
                    So Fucking Banned
                    • Apr 2001
                    • 107089

                    #10
                    That is kind of funny. I had goodgirl in San Francisco and joked that maybe we would have an earthquake. We didn't.

                    If she had been at home I guess she would have experienced one.

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                    • LAJ
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                      • Jun 2001
                      • 5567

                      #11
                      Once that New Madrid fault goes in SE Missouri... it's all over for St. Louis and Memphis.
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                      • TheSenator
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                        • Feb 2003
                        • 13330

                        #12
                        Thank you Selena.... You ROck!!!
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                        • Cory W
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                          • Jan 2004
                          • 9133

                          #13
                          Originally posted by RobMax
                          I went through an earthquake a few years ago, I was sitting on the toilet and I heard a very loud rumble a few seconds before it hit, I?m lucky I was sitting on the toilet as it scared the shit out of me
                          That's my biggest fear. Depending on the depth of the quake, it can actually squeeze sewage lines and force the sewage back from where it came : )
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                          • clutch_hicks
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                            • Jun 2005
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                            #14
                            i felt it in indianapolis. it wasn't real violent just more of a sway to the house.

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                            • Czech
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                              • Oct 2005
                              • 2694

                              #15
                              Originally posted by LAJ
                              Once that New Madrid fault goes in SE Missouri... it's all over for St. Louis and Memphis.

                              Good point Jay

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                              • Jayvis
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                                • Nov 2005
                                • 5430

                                #16
                                Had some tremors here in ohio from it.

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                                • CCBill Paul
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                                  • Feb 2004
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                                  #17
                                  Moms is in St. Louis proper and some things rattled around but nothing too crazy.
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                                  • Czech
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                                    • Oct 2005
                                    • 2694

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by CCBill Paul
                                    Moms is in St. Louis proper and some things rattled around but nothing too crazy.
                                    Good to hear mate

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                                    • crockett
                                      in a van by the river
                                      • May 2003
                                      • 76818

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by selena
                                      It rattled the hell out of southern Indiana as well.

                                      I first thought it was an earthquake, then dismissed that idea because of they aren't a common thing for us. Next thought was a tornado, so I was out of bed and into the hallway to get the boys up.

                                      They met me coming out of their doors, and I sent the munchkin into my bathroom. The manchild went up into the living room and called back that it was an earthquake, not a tornado, as there were no winds.

                                      All over in a minute/minute and a half, but pretty freaky, especially coming out of a sound sleep.
                                      ouch I guess that could be a pretty scary thought.. Thinking it was a tornado and how close it must have been to be shaking your house. Then you were likely relieved that it was only a earth quake.
                                      Last edited by crockett; 04-18-2008, 12:14 PM.
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