We Just Had An Earthquake !!!

[lizbud]

Hey, Guess what, Indy just an earthquake.My office chair
moved like I was on a boat. Pretty scarey...It is being reported
as anywhere from a 4.4 to 5.0 magnitude. The radio station
in honor of the occasion played Carol King's "I feel the earth
move under my feet". Liz.

[Former User]

That must have been scary! I hope everything is okay there? Good choice of song though, LOL!

oh my , I would be soooooo scared .....!
Does this happen often where you live ???

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

How scary! Now I have that song stuck in my head....

Did it cause much damage? Is your family OK?

[zippy-kat]

lol to the radio station

Glad it wasn't any worse than it was!!


When I was little, I slept through one--I remember Mom comin' in and wakin' me up--did you feel the earthquake? Luckily, it was a little one and did little to no damage to the town.

[lizbud]

Indianapolis has had a lot of smaller ones, but not quite this
strong. We were sitting in our cubes at work, when the floor
just undulated. Lasted only 20-30 seconds. The epicenter
was near Evansville, Ind. in the souther part of the state.Just
thought I'd better document my last hours on earth.LOL.

Well everyone's still working away, no evacuations or anything.
No reports of any damages yet on the tv websites, or radio.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

You made the news! It was a 5.O quake with minor damage. CNN and Fox both had updates. Don't you feel special? Seriously, I'm so glad you all are safe and sound. Be safe!

[Dixieland Dancer]

Liz,
Glad you are safe! Give Buddy a extra hug for me when you get home. He was probably scared too.

[lizbud]

LOL. You guys... Candy, Yes I'll ask Buddy about it if he's
awake when I get home. Nothing scares that boy except the
dreaded "rug sucker". LOL.

[lynnestankard]

WOW Lizbud - how scary that must be!!! Your sooooo brave.

Lynne

[Randi]

Lizbud, I'm glad you're safe! We've never experienced an earthquake in Denmark, luckily - but a storm is on the way! They said on the news just now that roofs had blown off in western Denmark and that we can expect it here by midnight. I see lightening now and hear a distant rumble - uhhh, spooky! No, I'm not scared!
Anyway, I've secured the backyard cat's house with an extra wooden beam and put a heavy brick on, so he'll be safe and dry! One time, years ago the cats houses in the yard had flown away. That won't happen again!!
Fister was sitting in the window with a strange look in his eyes but have now fled into bed with John, he may think New Years Eve are coming early.
Well, let's see - it may be heading north and we won't even notice.

[lizbud]

Randi,

Please be safe !!! Storms are what really scare me.Thunder
and wild lightning & high winds. Hold on to Fister. Liz.

[tatsxxx11]

Yikes!!!!!!!!!!! Just relieved to hear you are alright! Liz, ask Connie (momoffuzzyfaces) about storms! She's in tornado land and has had a few close calls lately! I live on Cape Cod....it's almost hurricaine season; let you know!

[mugsy]

We didn't feel it here in Fort Wayne. Must be the New Madrid working up to that big one that they keep predicting. I wonder how many people realize that the strongest earthquake in U.S. history was along the New Madrid in the 1880s. It was so strong that the Mississippi ran backwards for a week, and the orginal town is now under the Mississippi since it changed course.

Liz, I hope you're not too stressed, as far away as you are a 4.5 or 5 isn't going to do any damage to you.

[Cincy'sMom]

Wow! That is pretty unusual for Indy isn't it? I remember we had a small one here when I was in 8th grade...we had no idea what it was at first cause who in Ohio had ever felt one? I think there was one in Chile today today too. i think that was a little stronger...6. something.

Glad you are okay!