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Dan Pierce · 18 April 2008, 09:52 PM

At 5:36 this morning I rode thru the 3rd earthquake of my lifetime while living in the Ohio Valley. Yes, the Ohio Valley. Oddly enough I live near one of the largest vault lines in the US, running from Cincinnati to Memphis..

Weird sensation but no damage, and my watches are OK.

dP

doc_colton · 18 April 2008, 10:13 PM

Actually we felt it here in Toronto, but very slight. I guess since I live on the 33rd floor it may have been magnified a little, but I'm usually a little wobbley that time of the morning.....

Rosco · 18 April 2008, 10:18 PM

Hello Dan I work in downtown Cincy, Shook the computer monitors here.....WOW

seantk · 18 April 2008, 10:31 PM

Interesting. Any idea of the magnitude, etc. ?

Sean

Dan Pierce · 18 April 2008, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by seantk

Interesting. Any idea of the magnitude, etc. ?

Sean

It was 5.4 with the epicenter in south east Illinois.
dP

mfer · 19 April 2008, 12:34 AM

Yeah, I was woken up in St. Louis as well. They downgraded it to a 5.2. Don't ask me how that happens.

SPACE-DWELLER · 19 April 2008, 12:36 AM

So basically you're telling us you're shaken but not stirred, Dan?

oneillba · 19 April 2008, 12:43 AM

Yes, it woke me out of bed early this morning. I live 16 miles northwest of Chicago. They even felt it in downtown Chicago. It was reported as a 5.4. My personal experience was that my bed was shaking (I was alone and sleeping thank you) and that combined with my pet parakeets chattering woke me up. Freaky, but not that uncommon in the midwest. I read in the Chicago papers that people in Indiana and Michigan felt it, albieit slightly.

GMTII Owner · 19 April 2008, 01:03 AM

I work in Clarksville, TN (north of Nashville) and my co-workers are saying they felt the earthquake. I live in Nashville and did not feel the quake and was awake during the time it happened.

bran319 · 19 April 2008, 01:07 AM

I live in southern indiana not far from the epicenter. I was awoken out of bed and there was some minor damage to my fence and some things in the house. The way the house was shaking I thought for sure it would come down.

etp095 · 19 April 2008, 01:08 AM

i was taking a little rest in my truck,then i felt as if someone shook my truck slightly.i was working in southwest chicago.

Dan Pierce · 19 April 2008, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SPACE-DWELLER

So basically you're telling us you're shaken but not stirred, Dan?

As I write this I feel another quake! Wow, that makes 4 in my lifetime.
Bo, to answer your question, I was bounced not stirred or shaken.

dP

mfer · 19 April 2008, 01:32 AM

Yeah, I just felt the aftershock in St. Louis, about 130 miles from the epicenter.

Terry Newton · 19 April 2008, 01:50 AM

If that fault line ever truly blows in the Midwest it will probably be the most massive earthquake ever recorded. It is huge.

I went through two major earthquakes in California. They are spooky. I've been through typhoons, floods, fires, tornados, hurricanes, etc. Earthquakes are the worst as they are not predictable, you have aftershocks for months afterwords, and they are nerve racking.

Terry Newton

oneillba · 19 April 2008, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terry Newton

If that fault line ever truly blows in the Midwest it will probably be the most massive earthquake ever recorded. It is huge.

I went through two major earthquakes in California. They are spooky. I've been through typhoons, floods, fires, tornados, hurricanes, etc. Earthquakes are the worst as they are not predictable, you have aftershocks for months afterwords, and they are nerve racking.

Terry Newton

The aftershocks just could be felt a little bit ago at 10:16am CDST. I felt my bed shake, towels move on the racks and venetian blings and swags swaying back and forth. It was just updated in the Chicago Tribune web site.

Trurolexer · 19 April 2008, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

It was 5.4 with the epicenter in south east Illinois.
dP

5.4 is still normal. Glad to know you and your Family OK.

mlb · 19 April 2008, 04:31 AM

We felt it up here in CHI, but I slept thru it. My brother lives in carbondale, they felt it alot more

JJ Irani · 19 April 2008, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

At 5:36 this morning I rode thru the 3rd earthquake of my lifetime while living in the Ohio Valley. Yes, the Ohio Valley. Oddly enough I live near one of the largest vault lines in the US, running from Cincinnati to Memphis..

Weird sensation but no damage, and my watches are OK.

dP

What EXACTLY were you doing at the actual time of the quake, Dan?

Glad nothing serious or untoward happened, my friend. Say Hi to Sandee from me.

Cheers - JJ

Dan Pierce · 19 April 2008, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

What EXACTLY were you doing at the actual time of the quake, Dan?

Glad nothing serious or untoward happened, my friend. Say Hi to Sandee from me.

Cheers - JJ

What do ya' think I was doin' at 5:30 AM?

It woke me up and I thought my wife was shivering because I had the windows open. Then heard the deck furniture bouncing around.

Whenever you've been thru one you determine what's going on pretty fast. And these midwest quakes are nothin' compared to the west coast.

I'll pass along your hello to Sandee and please tell Zemina the same.

dP

Letsgodiving · 19 April 2008, 02:32 PM

I think it was 3-4 years ago that I got a flat tire here in Richmond and pulled into a Goodyear store to have it replaced. They told me it would be a couple of hours before they could get to it so I walked across the street to some stores to kill the time. It was approx a few hundred yards away. I came back 2 hours later and everyone at the shop was talking about the earthquake that had just happened and I hadn't felt a thing. It was a low magnitude quake but how did everyone just a short distance away feel it and I didn't. Anyway, that is as close as I have come to an earthquake. Maybe next time...

unclesallie · 20 April 2008, 08:43 PM

was through a mild one in San Francisco many years ago...would NOT like to experience a big one. glad everyone's ok!
best,dan

Carolina · 21 April 2008, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPACE-DWELLER

So basically you're telling us you're shaken but not stirred, Dan?

Good one, Bo!

Carolina · 21 April 2008, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

At 5:36 this morning I rode thru the 3rd earthquake of my lifetime while living in the Ohio Valley. Yes, the Ohio Valley. Oddly enough I live near one of the largest vault lines in the US, running from Cincinnati to Memphis..

Weird sensation but no damage, and my watches are OK.

dP

Eek! I had no idea there was a fault line in that area of the country??

Paulie · 21 April 2008, 07:05 AM

I woke up that morning with the feeling of falling. I initially thought my wife pushed me off the bed again

, but I was still on the bed (and she was out on a business trip). So thought it was a dream. Then on the news driving to work I heard it was an earthquake. Neat! :D

One guy at work had the pipe on his water heater crack, so had an inch of water in his basement.

This is the fault that made the news: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash_Valley_Seismic_Zone

And this is the big one it's attached to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Fault

redshirt1957 · 21 April 2008, 09:56 PM

Now I am depressed. I thought I had something to do with my wife jumping around in bed and now I find it was just an ordinary old earthquake.

18 April 2008, 09:52 PM	#1
Dan Pierce "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Real Name: D'OH! Location: Kentucky Watch: Rolex-1 Tudor-3 Posts: 36,329	Earthquake! At 5:36 this morning I rode thru the 3rd earthquake of my lifetime while living in the Ohio Valley. Yes, the Ohio Valley. Oddly enough I live near one of the largest vault lines in the US, running from Cincinnati to Memphis.. Weird sensation but no damage, and my watches are OK. dP __________________ TRF Member# 1668 Bass Player in TRF "AFTER DARK" Bar & NightClub Band Commander-in-Chief of The Nylon Nation The Crown & Shield Club Honorary Member of P-Club

18 April 2008, 10:13 PM	#2
doc_colton "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 825	Actually we felt it here in Toronto, but very slight. I guess since I live on the 33rd floor it may have been magnified a little, but I'm usually a little wobbley that time of the morning..... __________________

18 April 2008, 10:31 PM	#4
seantk "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Sean Location: West Florida Posts: 2,671	Interesting. Any idea of the magnitude, etc. ? Sean __________________ "Life is frittered away with detail... simplify, simplify!" Henry D. Thoreau

19 April 2008, 12:34 AM	#6
mfer "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Real Name: Mik Location: USA Posts: 13,724	Yeah, I was woken up in St. Louis as well. They downgraded it to a 5.2. Don't ask me how that happens. __________________ member#3242

19 April 2008, 12:36 AM	#7
SPACE-DWELLER "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Bo Location: Denmark Watch: Rolex, of course! Posts: 22,436	So basically you're telling us you're shaken but not stirred, Dan? __________________ With kind regards, Bo LocTite 221: The Taming Of The Screw...

18 April 2008, 10:18 PM	#3
Rosco "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 13	Hello Dan I work in downtown Cincy, Shook the computer monitors here.....WOW

19 April 2008, 12:43 AM	#8
oneillba "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Brian Location: Hamilton, MI USA Watch: My beloved TT DJ Posts: 3,831	Yes, it woke me out of bed early this morning. I live 16 miles northwest of Chicago. They even felt it in downtown Chicago. It was reported as a 5.4. My personal experience was that my bed was shaking (I was alone and sleeping thank you) and that combined with my pet parakeets chattering woke me up. Freaky, but not that uncommon in the midwest. I read in the Chicago papers that people in Indiana and Michigan felt it, albieit slightly. __________________ My Trusty TT DJ

19 April 2008, 01:03 AM	#9
GMTII Owner "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: John Location: Nashville, TN Watch: S/S GMT Master IIc Posts: 1,210	I work in Clarksville, TN (north of Nashville) and my co-workers are saying they felt the earthquake. I live in Nashville and did not feel the quake and was awake during the time it happened. __________________

19 April 2008, 01:07 AM	#10
bran319 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 108	I live in southern indiana not far from the epicenter. I was awoken out of bed and there was some minor damage to my fence and some things in the house. The way the house was shaking I thought for sure it would come down.

19 April 2008, 01:08 AM	#11
etp095 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: rudolph Location: chicago burbs Posts: 2,026	i was taking a little rest in my truck,then i felt as if someone shook my truck slightly.i was working in southwest chicago. __________________ tt date circa 69' 5513 circa 81' ss sub w/date (z) pepsi gmt for dad(D) polar expy II(z) 1675 gmt circa 68' ladies datejust on jubilee for mom (z) sea dweller16600(M) SS Sub-C(g) Omega Planet Ocean,45.5 on mesh(2500D)

19 April 2008, 01:32 AM	#13
mfer "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Real Name: Mik Location: USA Posts: 13,724	Yeah, I just felt the aftershock in St. Louis, about 130 miles from the epicenter. __________________ member#3242

19 April 2008, 01:50 AM	#14
Terry Newton "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Terry Newton Location: Michigan Watch: Rolex TT GMT II c Posts: 6,644	If that fault line ever truly blows in the Midwest it will probably be the most massive earthquake ever recorded. It is huge. I went through two major earthquakes in California. They are spooky. I've been through typhoons, floods, fires, tornados, hurricanes, etc. Earthquakes are the worst as they are not predictable, you have aftershocks for months afterwords, and they are nerve racking. Terry Newton __________________ Terry Newton; Superstar and Fake Sleuth "Z" SS Date Submariner "Z" TT GMT-Master IIc

19 April 2008, 04:31 AM	#17
mlb Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Real Name: Mike Location: Chicago, Illinois Watch: DJ Posts: 753	We felt it up here in CHI, but I slept thru it. My brother lives in carbondale, they felt it alot more

19 April 2008, 02:32 PM	#20
Letsgodiving "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Mike Location: Virginia, US Watch: SD 16600 Posts: 4,320	I think it was 3-4 years ago that I got a flat tire here in Richmond and pulled into a Goodyear store to have it replaced. They told me it would be a couple of hours before they could get to it so I walked across the street to some stores to kill the time. It was approx a few hundred yards away. I came back 2 hours later and everyone at the shop was talking about the earthquake that had just happened and I hadn't felt a thing. It was a low magnitude quake but how did everyone just a short distance away feel it and I didn't. Anyway, that is as close as I have come to an earthquake. Maybe next time... __________________ The fool, with all his other faults, has this also - he is always getting ready to live. - Epicurus (341–270 BC)

20 April 2008, 08:43 PM	#21
unclesallie 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Real Name: dan Location: Pennsylvania Watch: keystone pocket Posts: 5,917	was through a mild one in San Francisco many years ago...would NOT like to experience a big one. glad everyone's ok! best,dan

21 April 2008, 07:05 AM	#24
Paulie "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicagoland Watch: GMTII and OP! Posts: 1,272	I woke up that morning with the feeling of falling. I initially thought my wife pushed me off the bed again , but I was still on the bed (and she was out on a business trip). So thought it was a dream. Then on the news driving to work I heard it was an earthquake. Neat! :D One guy at work had the pipe on his water heater crack, so had an inch of water in his basement. This is the fault that made the news: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash_Valley_Seismic_Zone And this is the big one it's attached to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Fault __________________

21 April 2008, 09:56 PM	#25
redshirt1957 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Real Name: Bubba Location: Bitsyville! Watch: Blue YM today! Posts: 10,053	Now I am depressed. I thought I had something to do with my wife jumping around in bed and now I find it was just an ordinary old earthquake.

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