10 February 2010

Shake, Rattle and Roll!


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As a matter of fact we did feel it! That star on the map? It's about 5 miles from my house. My first instinct? Train derailment (we're about 1/2 mile from a busy freight track). Second thought after I didn't hear sirens? A snow plow hit the building.


Fleeting thought? Maybe that was an earthquake. I lived in southern California for a few years - I'm familiar with the sensation. Of course I quickly dismissed that thought. I live in northern Illinois for goodness sakes! That is until I checked my email ...


Who'd have ever guessed? The good news is there was no damage and Cam slept through the entire 10 seconds of the event. He was a little irritated that he missed it!

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13 comments:

Doc said...

I am actually curious to feel what it would be like? Is it like you see on TV? I am not wanting to tempt fate but I would like to be able to say I was in an earthquake someday.

Gina said...

That's pretty wild. I've always slept through any small earthquakes we've had too. Hey, I saw on your last post that you were going to e-mail me but I hadn't seen anything from you. No pressure but I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss you. :)

Osbasso said...

Just heard about this on the radio, and immediately thought of you. I suppose that a 3.8 is pretty big in that neck of the woods!

Deech said...

Interersting...Earthquake near Chicago....

Karen said...

When I heard it on the new I thought of you. I was in a medium sized quake in Germany in the 90s. It was really freaky.

Jay said...

Tornadoes, blizzards, hurricanes, torrential rains, mudslides, earthquakes ... WE'RE ALL GONNA DIIIIEEEEE! ;-)

Dana said...

Doc, this really was a poor excuse for an earthquake - not a lot of action - but I did HEAR it before things started shaking. Funny thing is I've experienced "rolling" earthquakes when I lived in Southern California. This was more of a shaken not stirred version!

Gina, I have not forgotten you, nor have I managed to get an email out. Hopefully no later than Friday, but thanks for following up!

Osbasso, it really wasn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but for this area it's extremely rare ... and kind of fun!

Dana said...

Joker_SATX, interesting is a good description!

Karen, look at all of you thinking of me! I'll admit that when I learned it really was an earthquake all that I could think about was the fact that I live in a concrete and brick building - on the ground floor. YIKES!

Jay, why yes Jay, we *are* all gonna DIIIIEEEEEE ... one of these days!

Evil Twin's Wife said...

Wow! Hadn't heard about that until now. I totally wouldn't expect it in your area either. Weird!

katherine. said...

unusual location....but it was a itty bitty one.

the strongest recorded earthquakes in the contiguous 48 were in the early 1800s and changed the course of the Mississippi River. While California has the reputation..we certainly aren't the only ones who rock and roll.

Vinny "Bond" Marini said...

Glad there was no damage...LOL Cam slept through it

Professor Fate said...

Largest US earthquake was a bit south. The New Madrid quakes of 1811-1812

buffalodick said...

Saw that on the news..unusual! Michigan is pretty old geologically speaking, so even little tremors are very rare..