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OT: Earthquake

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Anyone by any chance feel the earthquake that hit the northwest burbs of Chicago at 4AM this morning? A rarity but not unheard of around here. I just felt a slight vibration in my bed and heard something rattling on a shelf. So at my location about 25 miles west of the epicenter there was not that much, but those closer stated it was definitely strong enough to move objects and houses felt like they were moving. Cool as long as they don't damage anything or kill anyone.

It was a 3.8 magnitude earthquake, btw.
 
Another reason I do not live in Illinois besides the COLD long winters there has been a few more shakes there recently.:D
 
SFP said:
Another reason I do not live in Illinois besides the COLD long winters there has been a few more shakes there recently.:D
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Btw it was a 3.8 magnitude earthquake, so nothing big, but enough to make the media here go nuts! It even took down the 13 inch snowfall we received yesterday and this morning off the top of the headlines! :D

I know San Fransisco is a nice city to live in but the risk of "the big one" would make me a bit hesitant to live in California. I must admit though that I would not miss the big snows there though, and to have 70 to 80 degree weather at times throughout the winter sounds very tempting! :D
 
I had a friend in Dekalb who said that she felt it. Earthquakes have been more common in this area the last few years. I took a look at the faults around here last time there was an earthquake. Surprisingly there is a rather large fault under St. Louis. If there was a major earthquake, say over 7, St. Louis would be devastated.
 
Stryker said:
I had a friend in Dekalb who said that she felt it. Earthquakes have been more common in this area the last few years. I took a look at the faults around here last time there was an earthquake. Surprisingly there is a rather large fault under St. Louis. If there was a major earthquake, say over 7, St. Louis would be devastated.
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The New Madrid Fault line runs right through St. Louis. They've been predicting the Big One for about the last 30 or so years. From what I understand these little tremors are good though because they relieve some pressure. Having grown up in the area though it is kind of always way in the back of your mind. Especially since most buildings around there aren't build to with stand them like they are in CA.
 
Might be wrong....not the first time!!!...but I believe that they are doing things on the interstate bridges, overpasses.....etc... in the St. Louis area to address the issue of a major quake. Believe the quake out in the Bay area during the world series and the images of the highways out there pancaking on each other got them thinking!
 
Wow, way to threadjack. That has nothing to do with ANYTHING in regards to the topic of the earthquake and St. Louis...
 
I'm pretty sure it happened due to all the sin, and homosexuals in the area. same with Haiti, obviously.

crazies on the left, crazies on the right..... yay for parity.
 
Bradleyguy10 said:
Can you please make an "ignore" option for this site like others?
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There already is and always has been an ignore option.
vBulletin board has more user options than any other type of message board. Just check your control panel.
If anyone has questions about how to select options, or needs help, please PM me instead of asking on the forum.
 
Here's something more to worry about. Do you know there's a a supervolcano sitting right under our own Yellowstone National Park, yes a supervolcano. I have watched many documentaries about it and when/if it blows the world and we are going to be in a big hurt. I'm not going to post the many links but it's easy to do a search on it.
 
yup - it has blown every 600,000 years of so, and it is due to blow again soon - maybe today...
we took our trip to Yellowstone a couple years ago to avoid the impending disaster..and if that doesn't get us, then an asteroid will, they have something on TV all the time about that, plus they have all kinds of stories on what the earth will be like once people are all gone...
 
tornado said:
yup - it has blown every 600,000 years of so, and it is due to blow again soon - maybe today...
we took our trip to Yellowstone a couple years ago to avoid the impending disaster..and if that doesn't get us, then an asteroid will, they have something on TV all the time about that, plus they have all kinds of stories on what the earth will be like once people are all gone...
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When i was younger I visited there with a friends family....we were walking around on the board walk things while the ranger explained that we are on top of a volcano that could erupt soon.....I said, "Why the bleep are we here then?"

I am somewhat paranoid about tornadoes, lightning, airplanes and i guess supervolcanoes
 
Future Walk-On said:
When i was younger I visited there with a friends family....we were walking around on the board walk things while the ranger explained that we are on top of a volcano that could erupt soon.....I said, "Why the bleep are we here then?"

I am somewhat paranoid about tornadoes, lightning, airplanes and i guess supervolcanoes
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Do you check under you bed for burglars before you go to bed?:lol: LOL
 
Future Walk-On said:
not burglars...monsters...:oops:
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I laugh because I grew up with a mother that would check every window and even look into the closets before we went to bed. Talk about natural disasters! When I told her I was moving to SF she went immediately to church, lit a candle and said prayer so that SF would not drop off into the Pacific. She still reminds me to put together my earth quake kit and to not get to close to the ocean for fear of tidal waves. :lol:
 
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