Minor Quake felt here in Indiana...

[and-justice-for-all]

Just about 15min ago, a minor quake shook Terre Haute Indiana. I know because I live here, it was enough to get us put of bed.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. I felt it in Chicago.

I was up already but it woke the boyfriend up.

I felt a little shake then looked at the floor to see it move. The ceiling creaked too!

(I'm sure the Californians will laugh)

[The Magistrate]

4. I Did, Too, Sir

Glad to have some external confirmation. Very odd feeling: thought I was losing balance on my chair, and saw the cabinet doors swaying a bit in the kitchen.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. It was a pretty good shake.

I've felt tremors before but this one was fairly strong (for here anyway).

I jumped off the couch and dropped the lap-top.

I'll have to check for crack in the plaster.

the boyfriend wants to know why the lazy assed dog didn't warn us.

[The Magistrate]

14. Not So Dramatic Here, Sir

But this is an old and pretty solid building.

Of course, it is hard to tell if our cat is acting weird....

[Kindigger]

21. Exactly

I'm sitting in my computer chair on a cement floor. I knew the chair wasn't moving so I thought I was having tremors or something LOL.

[fishwax]

8. Welcome to Illinois, carpentrerman!

:hi:

Kinda Strange, eh? Looks like it's been a long time since the last Illinois earthquake event ...

[cboy4]

15. We will not....a 5.4 is a decent shake

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/region/N_America.php

[Hassin Bin Sober]

17. 5.4 is a pretty good shake, eh?

I actually saw the floor move.

I thought it was one of those acid flash backs I've been waiting and hoping for.

[cboy4]

20. Yea, you're going to wake up and read that some stores

lost items of shelves, etc.

It's not a big earthquake, but it's certainly not wimpy.

[Solon]

2. I felt it out here, in Missouri, near St. Louis...

It shifted my bed a little bit, I was reading a book, and my TV looked like it was rattling.

[fishwax]

3. felt it here in central illinois as well

woke up to strange rumblings--wasn't sure if I was dreaming it or what, but found a thread of people from my community talking about it as well on a different board. Weird.

[AngryOldDem]

5. I felt it in Dayton, OH.

Around 5:30 a.m. Bed started to shake, and bookshelf knick-knacks were rattling...

This site seems to confirm that the epicenter was Terre Haute/Evansville. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/

Last time I remember this happening here was in the early 80s...unnerving for this earthquake rookie...

Hope all is well.


EDIT: Brain and fingers do not work in a coordinated fashion this early in the morning.

[fishwax]

12. Thanks for that link

According to this page, the last earthquake that affected Illinois was in 1984 (perhaps the same one you remember?): http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/illinois/history.php

[AngryOldDem]

13. Most probably.

But I thought the cause of that one was the faultline in northwest Ohio.

[OilemFirchen]

6. Ditto Dayton, Ohio (nt)

[DemReadingDU]

25. I felt it near Springfield, Ohio n/t

[flor de jasmim]

7. Gee, and I thought you meant Obama was up in the polls!

Hope not too much damage was done.

[SaintLouisBlues]

9. Preliminary report 5.4 magnitude, 127 miles east of St. Louis, near West Salem, IL

It woke me up.

[Bobbie47]

11. just posted about it a 5.4

[madrchsod]

16. i did`t feel anything here in dixon

but my finches went crazy at that time...the last one we had close to here my dog went "nutty" a several seconds before i felt it...

the chinese were right..

[JesterCS]

18. same Cincinnati, ohio n/t

[ingac70]

19. I felt it here in Tennessee! n/t

[caraher]

22. Woke me up

Crawfordsville, IN.

First decent size quake I've felt...

[Kindigger]

23. Its like jello

My computer chair is on a cement floor, and I couldn't figure out what was moving. The last one I felt was in Alaska. I was standing on a cement basement floor, and it threw me down on the couch. Weirdest feeling in the world :)

[RebelOne]

24. Local radio this morning said that some people

here in the Atlanta area felt it.