Earthquake rocks southern Illinois

**Neonatrias** · 04-18-2008, 10:16 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/18/ill...ake/index.html

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(CNN) -- People nearly 900 miles away felt a magnitude-5.2 earthquake that shook southern Illinois early Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

There were no immediate reports of major damage after the predawn quake, which struck at 4:36 a.m. (5:36 a.m. ET).

I was awake when this happened, on the 10th floor of my building. Let me tell you it was some extremely scary ****. It's not something we usually think about in Illinois, you know?

Apparently it was felt through a really huge radius, so it was pretty powerful. Anybody else happen to experience this, or was I the only one awake at that point?

**All_That_Chaz** · 04-18-2008, 10:19 AM

People at my office all the way up in Madison, WI felt the earthquake. I wasn't awake at the time though.

**Specforces** · 04-18-2008, 10:32 AM

Yeah, I'm in Southern Illinois right now.....

**sarahxjane** · 04-18-2008, 12:50 PM

Apparently we could even feel tremors in Southern Ontario.
( I didn't notice anything )

According to the article though, it could even be felt in Florida.
So it's not that surprising.

Pretty scary though, to be so close.

**MalDON** · 04-18-2008, 01:03 PM

5.2? That's it? Man you guys should come visit California...

**All_That_Chaz** · 04-18-2008, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MalDON

5.2? That's it? Man you guys should come visit California...

Invite?

SulferDragon · 04-18-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MalDON

5.2? That's it? Man you guys should come visit California...

Anywhere on the west coast really, but California is the center of the action. We're much more prone to earthquakes, and a 5.2 here isn't that big of a deal. On top of having earthquakes occurring more often, they're also less severe because the mountains absorb some of the shock from them. It takes a bigger earthquake to do more damage here then it would in Illinois/all of the eastern part of the country basically.

I've lived here for 17 years and I haven't experienced one earthquake. It's not that there haven't been plenty, they've probably been to small or happened at the wrong time. I actually kind of envy you guys, to be honest, I've always wanted to feel an earthquake. Well... as long as my house doesn't collapse

**PsYcHoZeRoSk8eR** · 04-18-2008, 02:42 PM

I'm pretty sure that I was awake for this, but if I did feel/hear anything I probably just passed it off as city noises.

**MalDON** · 04-18-2008, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SulferDragon

Anywhere on the west coast really, but California is the center of the action. We're much more prone to earthquakes, and a 5.2 here isn't that big of a deal. On top of having earthquakes occurring more often, they're also less severe because the mountains absorb some of the shock from them. It takes a bigger earthquake to do more damage here then it would in Illinois/all of the eastern part of the country basically.

I've lived here for 17 years and I haven't experienced one earthquake. It's not that there haven't been plenty, they've probably been to small or happened at the wrong time. I actually kind of envy you guys, to be honest, I've always wanted to feel an earthquake. Well... as long as my house doesn't collapse

I'm not too much older than you and I feel them quite often. It guess it depends on your location. And what I've found is the mountain don't absorb the shock as much as you think. If anything mountains are, for the most part, caused by quakes.

**Matrixdude** · 04-18-2008, 02:50 PM

I felt this in Columbus, Ohio at approximately 5:40 this morning... It woke me up, I was pissed =( But yeah I had no idea what was going on, I actually thought someone was trying to break into my house lol. An earthquake was the last thing on my mind, let alone one from so far away.

jellygod · 04-18-2008, 03:03 PM

i felt thismorning, and after about 10 seconds im like.. oh cool an earthquake, then went back to bed.

**sumzup** · 04-18-2008, 03:31 PM

Is it a sign of obsession that when I saw "Earthquake rocks southern..." as a thread title I thought it was going to be about "Southern Cross"?
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Anyways, here in WA, earthquakes are few and far between. I've always wanted to experience one...

**Shadowcliff** · 04-18-2008, 03:35 PM

LOL, My mom asked if I felt the earthquake this morning. I thought is was a train. Then it happened again at school, and the music stands in orchestra were shaking, and a couple sheets of music fell of. Oh, and this was in St. Louis county, so we were kind of close.

OnixRose · 04-18-2008, 03:37 PM

I'm up in central IL and apparently we felt it at 4am, and people would not stop talking about it all day long. Quite annoying.

6 p01nt3d*st@r · 04-18-2008, 03:42 PM

People over here felt it too. I wasn't awake at the time though.

Godsara1 · 04-18-2008, 03:47 PM

Glad i was not there to witness it myself, i heard it was a 5.2 on the Richter Scale. Pretty bad.

**MalDON** · 04-18-2008, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Godsara1

Glad i was not there to witness it myself, i heard it was a 5.2 on the Richter Scale. Pretty bad.

Oh come on, 5.2 is nothing!

I Trophy I · 04-18-2008, 04:37 PM

woke me up at 5:42 in IN

**Frozen Beat** · 04-18-2008, 04:57 PM

Holy crap. At least you weren't hurt, also, evidently your computer wasn't hurt.

Xx{Midnight}xX · 04-18-2008, 05:28 PM

Wah. 5.2 Joy. Suck it up.

04-18-2008, 10:32 AM	#3
Specforces Yes Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 38 Posts: 5,028	Re: Earthquake rocks southern Illinois Yeah, I'm in Southern Illinois right now.....

04-18-2008, 01:03 PM	#5
MalDON Retired Staff Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 35 Posts: 618	Re: Earthquake rocks southern Illinois 5.2? That's it? Man you guys should come visit California...

04-18-2008, 02:50 PM	#10
Matrixdude And She Screams My Name Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio Age: 31 Posts: 1,351	Re: Earthquake rocks southern Illinois I felt this in Columbus, Ohio at approximately 5:40 this morning... It woke me up, I was pissed =( But yeah I had no idea what was going on, I actually thought someone was trying to break into my house lol. An earthquake was the last thing on my mind, let alone one from so far away. __________________

04-18-2008, 03:03 PM	#11
jellygod FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan Age: 34 Posts: 1,703	Re: Earthquake rocks southern Illinois i felt thismorning, and after about 10 seconds im like.. oh cool an earthquake, then went back to bed. __________________ RETIRED ___________________________ Best AAAs- Monstrous Turtles, Get down Styles- index,spread Tier Points: 148 Rank 8 in regional ranking(Great Lakes) "Never argue with stupid people, they drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."

04-18-2008, 03:31 PM	#12
sumzup (+ (- (/ (* 1 2) 3) 4) 5) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle Age: 33 Posts: 1,398	Re: Earthquake rocks southern Illinois Is it a sign of obsession that when I saw "Earthquake rocks southern..." as a thread title I thought it was going to be about "Southern Cross"? --- Anyways, here in WA, earthquakes are few and far between. I've always wanted to experience one... __________________

04-18-2008, 03:35 PM	#13
Shadowcliff FFR Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cary, NC Age: 29 Posts: 695	Re: Earthquake rocks southern Illinois LOL, My mom asked if I felt the earthquake this morning. I thought is was a train. Then it happened again at school, and the music stands in orchestra were shaking, and a couple sheets of music fell of. Oh, and this was in St. Louis county, so we were kind of close.

04-18-2008, 03:42 PM	#15
6 p01nt3d*st@r FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 30 Posts: 1,120	Re: Earthquake rocks southern Illinois People over here felt it too. I wasn't awake at the time though. __________________

04-18-2008, 04:37 PM	#18
I Trophy I FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 33 Posts: 112	Re: Earthquake rocks southern Illinois woke me up at 5:42 in IN

04-18-2008, 04:57 PM	#19
Frozen Beat coLSBMidday, zerg sc2 pro Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: blank Age: 29 Posts: 1,092	Re: Earthquake rocks southern Illinois Holy crap. At least you weren't hurt, also, evidently your computer wasn't hurt. __________________ Feel several different pains, before they're colored pure red Make a little chance! Start connecting us into to tomorrow, ready and go! No matter how many times I keep going down, in these unending rounds I'm gonna keep up! We can create hope, it's our story!

04-18-2008, 05:28 PM	#20
Xx{Midnight}xX FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 31 Posts: 8,548	Re: Earthquake rocks southern Illinois Wah. 5.2 Joy. Suck it up.

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