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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2004Illinois Earthquake Overnight
Did anyone else feel the earthquake in Illinois overnight? It happened at 1:10 AM this morning, and was measured at 4.5, preliminary epicenter about 8 miles northwest of Ottawa, Illinois (about 75 miles west of Chicago). This is a fairly large earthquake for this part of the country - we just don't get quakes you can feel around here, just tornadoes and floods ^_^ I was awake at the time, sitting in my recliner, thinking about going to bed. A neighbor banged out of their apartment, door slamming and all, and at first I thought my apartment was shaking because of that. Then my brain kicked in and realized things had been rattling and shaking too long for that to be the cause. By the time I thought to look and see if my hanging lamps were swaying, it was over. After a hard evening's napping, my mistress, Natasha, woke up and stared at me as if to ask me to make the shaking stop. I guess she didn't feel it coming :) If you go to this website http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_kgad.html you can see information about it. There's even a place to report your first-hand experience to the US Geological Survey, and another place that summarizes these first-hand observations in several different ways. Kind of neat :) Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha http://www.jhedge.com > Did anyone else feel the earthquake in Illinois overnight? It happened > at 1:10 AM this morning, and was measured at 4.5, preliminary [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > http://www.jhedge.com Oh *Great*! This means we're bound to get hit down here in Memphis. You're on the New Madrid fault which runs from Cairo, Illinois down to Marked Tree, Arkansas. We are way past due for another quake. Last time we had one was 1976 and measured a 5.0 - the epicenter was about 150 miles to the northwest and it still managed to crack the cement foundation of my parents' house. Mom was out of town attending a funeral and she thought we were joking when we called her to inform her the earth had moved (and not in the way Carole King sang about). Glad to hear Natasha is such a good quake detector! (giggling) Your comment about the hanging lamps reminded me - when the one happened down here I was walking down the hallway towards my bedroom. I was jolted to the side and grabbed onto the doorframe for support. Noticed my bedside lamp was doing a funny little shimmy. That's what it hit me - damn, we're having an earthquake! The only thing we aren't prone to here in the Memphis area is hurricanes; my folks now live off the coast of SC and they can have my share of those. Glad it appears there was no major damage or loss of life. Jill >Oh *Great*! This means we're bound to get hit down here in Memphis. You're >on the New Madrid fault which runs from Cairo, Illinois down to Marked Tree, >Arkansas. We are way past due for another quake. Yeah, my parents in southern Indiana actually have an earthquake rider on their homeowner's insurance, in case the New Madrid goes off. But I don't think this morning's quake was on that same fault line. <snip> >Glad to hear Natasha is such a good quake detector! (giggling) ^_^ I've been watching the morning news, and there are all sorts of reports from nearer the epicenter of animals picking up on the quake before people did. They seem to be of two types - horses, cattle, and deer getting into herds, and d*gs and cats barking, yowling, and otherwise raising a ruckus. >Your comment > about the hanging lamps reminded me - when the one happened down here I was [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >folks now live off the coast of SC and they can have my share of those. >Glad it appears there was no major damage or loss of life. Earthquakes just don't come to mind in this part of the country. Most people closer to the epicenter are reported to be saying either they thought the building they were in was hit by a vehicle or that there'd been some sort of explosion (a booming noise was reported just prior to the quake). As I said, my first thought was that my neighbor had slammed the door really hard. No reports of damage or injury. Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha http://www.jhedge.com >> Oh *Great*! This means we're bound to get hit down here in Memphis. >> You're on the New Madrid fault which runs from Cairo, Illinois down [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > on their homeowner's insurance, in case the New Madrid goes off. But I > don't think this morning's quake was on that same fault line. Yeah, I have a $5,000 earthquake deductible on my rental insurance because of where I live. For anything else, it's just $500 :) Still pretty cheap considering if an earthquake destroyed my dwelling I'd have full replacement cost on everything. I'm not sure what other faults run around this part of the US. The NM is the biggest. Being in Memphis, which is Elvis country, I wrote an article called "All Shook Up" back in the 1980's about earthquake preparedness. It was published in a newsletter my then employer sent out to members. Your neighbor did the right thing by banging out the door; it's best to clear out of a building. I did the right thing by hanging onto a door frame, second best thing (a reinforced area). If you live in an earthquake zone, DO NOT hang paintings, mirrors, etc. above your sofa or bed. That's a big no-no. Bookshelves should be secured to walls with metal brackets. Stay away from brick walls and fireplaces which may crumble. Fun facts for living :) Jill > <snip> > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > http://www.jhedge.com >>> You're on the New Madrid fault which runs from Cairo, Illinois down >>> to Marked Tree, Arkansas. We are way past due for another quake. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> on their homeowner's insurance, in case the New Madrid goes off. But >> I don't think this morning's quake was on that same fault line. Marked Tree, Arkansas, where the fault line ends, is about 150 miles from where I live. I'm still considered to be in 'the zone'. Jill >> <snip> >> [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> >> http://www.jhedge.com >>> Oh *Great*! This means we're bound to get hit down here in Memphis. >>> You're on the New Madrid fault which runs from Cairo, Illinois down [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >cost on everything. I'm not sure what other faults run around this part of >the US. The NM is the biggest. News says this morning's northern Illinois quake was on the Sandwich Fault. Sandwich is a small town in eastern DeKalb County, Illinois, east of today's epicenter and west of Chicago. >Being in Memphis, which is Elvis country, I wrote an article called "All >Shook Up" back in the 1980's about earthquake preparedness. It was >published in a newsletter my then employer sent out to members. Your >neighbor did the right thing by banging out the door; it's best to clear out >of a building. I did the right thing by hanging onto a door frame, second >best thing (a reinforced area). I don't think my neighbor was fleeing the quake. He bangs doors when he leaves regardless of time of day. You'd think he'd be a little more considerate as we're in an apartment building, but I guess not. Anyway, his banging the door and the earth beginning to move at the same time seem to be total coincidence to me :) >If you live in an earthquake zone, DO NOT hang paintings, mirrors, etc. >above your sofa or bed. That's a big no-no. Bookshelves should be secured >to walls with metal brackets. Stay away from brick walls and fireplaces >which may crumble. Fun facts for living :) A friend of mine from Taiwan (many earthquakes) tells me stories of how she had nothing hanging on the walls or ceiling near her bed when she was a kid because her family was afraid of something falling on them during an overnight quake. Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha http://www.jhedge.com >>> Oh *Great*! This means we're bound to get hit down here in >>> Memphis. You're on the New Madrid fault which runs from Cairo, [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >brick walls and fireplaces which may crumble. Fun facts for living >:) I live in Nashville, about 200 miles east of the New Madrid Fault, and took out a rider on my homeowner's insurance to cover earthquake damage. I live in a brick-veneer home, and figure that, whenever the Big One hits, my home will be in need of some repairs. There hasn't been a major quake on the New Madrid Fault since the series of quakes in the last few days of 1811 and the first few days of 1812; those quakes did building damage as far away as Richmond, Virginia, and are considered to have been the most violent earthquakes in our nation's history. Statistically speaking, we are overdue for another major quake on the New Madrid Fault, and the insurers expect that the cost will be extreme because of the many load-bearing-masonry buildings that were built in the central USA during the 19th and early 20th centuries, before the need for earthquake resistance was understood.  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > > Did anyone else feel the earthquake in Illinois overnight? It happened > > at 1:10 AM this morning, and was measured at 4.5, preliminary [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > > Jill You just jinxed yourself. Hurricane on the way. Bob SignatureTakeoff is an option. Landing is a must! And in the end on wheels we will depend. > Did anyone else feel the earthquake in Illinois overnight? It happened > at 1:10 AM this morning, and was measured at 4.5, preliminary > epicenter about 8 miles northwest of Ottawa, Illinois (about 75 miles > west of Chicago). This is a fairly large earthquake for this part of > the country - we just don't get quakes you can feel around here, just > tornadoes and floods ^_^ Don't kid yourself, the New Madrid fault (which was propably responsible) has produced some of the largest quakes in recorded history. The quake in the 19th century (recokoned to be in the 7-8 range) was so violent and disturbed the ground so much in some places that it actually resulted in the Missisippi river flowing backwards. SignatureNik Simpson >> Did anyone else feel the earthquake in Illinois overnight? It happened >> at 1:10 AM this morning, and was measured at 4.5, preliminary [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >disturbed the ground so much in some places that it actually resulted in the >Missisippi river flowing backwards. Oh yeah, we're very aware of New Madrid, but it's several hundred miles from northern Illinois, where this morning's quake was, and hasn't gone off in a major way in 150 years or so. It's well overdue - my parents in southern Indiana have an earthquake rider on their homeowner's insurance because of New Madrid. Local news in Chicago is reporting that we get about 1 earthquake a year, and usually can't feel it. People were really surprised this morning, though a Californian would probably laugh at all the fuss :) Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha http://www.jhedge.com Jeanne Hedge <jhedge@rcn.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Illinois Earthquake Overnight: >Local news in Chicago is reporting that we get about 1 earthquake a >year, and usually can't feel it. People were really surprised this >morning, though a Californian would probably laugh at all the fuss :) Well, smile a little, anyway. I personally really hate quakes [I'm not a native Californian, I'm an Oregonian who lives in California], but DH [who grew up in California] probably doesn't think a 4.5 is even worth discussing. :-) Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL >> Did anyone else feel the earthquake in Illinois overnight? It >> happened [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > range) was so violent and disturbed the ground so much in some places > that it actually resulted in the Missisippi river flowing backwards. It also formed Reelfoot Lake, which is now a nesting zone for some of the few remaining American eagles in the wild. http://www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/parks/ReelfootLake/ There is some debate about the river running backwards, however no one is alive from those times to dispute it and it it makes for a charming tale :) There is also a Chickasaw Indian legend about how the lake was formed when a chief stole a bride from another village and was punished for doing so. Jill > Did anyone else feel the earthquake in Illinois overnight? It happened > at 1:10 AM this morning, and was measured at 4.5, preliminary [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.jhedge.com Just talked to my long-lost (thankfully found) love <G>. He was right near Chicago at a campground when this happened but didn't feel anything. Good; he doesn't need the added stress. It's bad enough having to haul a** 600 miles to the next art show without being awakened by an earthquake ;) Jill Jeanne Hedge <jhedge@rcn.com> had some very interesting things to say about Illinois Earthquake Overnight: >Did anyone else feel the earthquake in Illinois overnight? It happened >at 1:10 AM this morning, and was measured at 4.5, preliminary >epicenter about 8 miles northwest of Ottawa, Illinois (about 75 miles >west of Chicago). This is a fairly large earthquake for this part of >the country - we just don't get quakes you can feel around here, just >tornadoes and floods ^_^ Be thankful you weren't in southeastern Alaska. They had a 6.7 this morning. I'm too far south to have felt that one and too far west for yours. :-) Glad you and Natasha are OK. When we had a big guy [about 6.5, IIRC] about 90 miles away last December, Felix sulked all evening. Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL >Jeanne Hedge <jhedge@rcn.com> had some very interesting things to say >about Illinois Earthquake Overnight: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >Glad you and Natasha are OK. When we had a big guy [about 6.5, IIRC] >about 90 miles away last December, Felix sulked all evening. I saw the news about a 7.0 off the Alaskan coast on the USGS site thie morning. They've downgraded it (some downgrade!) to 6.7? WAY too much earthquake to think about! Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha http://www.jhedge.com |
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