Earthquake

Felt it here just south of Indianapolis. News reports online are saying very little damage, but nonetheless, I hope everyone over in Illinois where it hit hardest is alright.

Felt it here at Route 80

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Originally posted by Used to Hit 300:
Coach B and our other So. Illinois brethren:

The Chicago Tribune is reporting a 5.4 quaker downstate. Can't quite say I felt up here in Chicagoland, but the Trib is saying it shook their ivory tower.

We hope there is no damage or injuries and all is well.

It was severe enough last night that my Wife and I woke my daughter up and had her get in the hallway. Our China in the China Hutch actually moved around. I don't think it was hard enough for any damage but was strong enough to wake up our whole neighborhood. According to the news, it was felt differently depending upon the soil type. I have students that said that their dogs and birds all went crazy before the shaking started. It is the talk of school this morning.

What does this have to do with baseball?

How did it affect the top hitters and pitchers in Southern Illinois?

Does a curve break more during and earthquake?

These are the issues that should be on the baseball web.

seriously, I am gald everyone is OK. The biggest earthquake in US history was in that area. Change the direction of the on of the big rivers, I think the Missouri.

bballdad, I believe it actually caused the Mississippi to flow upriver for a little bit..

I've been told of people feeling it down here in Cape Girardeau (since we're like right on the New Madrid fault) but I didn't notice anything. And I was already up!

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Originally posted by CoachB25:
According to the news, it was felt differently depending upon the soil type.

I understand these little guys, covered with a dark sandy clay, felt the quake's intensity much more than Arnold covered with a silty loam.



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We had another round at 10:15. It was said to be a 4.9 and from the same general area. Our kids said that on the second floor of school, it was a little scary. On the first floor where I am, it was enough for me to instruct my kids on our earthquake proceedure and have them do it. Interesting day today!

CoachB25, at least you got a new building to feel it in

I wonder what it was like at Waterloo today.. if you guys felt it like that at Triad in that newer building, the high school at Waterloo is lucky it didn't just fall apart


I felt it around 10:15 this morning as well. I have heard of there being as many as 3 so far today..

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Today's quake did not occur along the New Madrid Fault, but rather in the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone.

From the Central United States Earthquake Consortium:

Recent studies have indicated that the New Madrid Seismic Zone is not the only 'hot spot' for earthquakes in the Central United States. The Wabash Valley Seismic Zone is located in Southeastern Illinois and Southwestern Indiana and it is capable of producing New Madrid Fault size earthquake events. Since the discovery of this seismic zone, earthquake awareness and preparedness have increased. Residents are seeing that moderate sized earthquakes are not just occurring to the south, but occur right at home and can affect Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky.

After today's temblors this zone will become famous...so famous they'll devote a song to it!

Have a listen.


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I'm sure one of TRhit's good buddies enjoyed the show last night:

Gotwood, you are correct. It was across the state in Southeastern Illinois and Southwestern Indiana. What I have now read pinpointed it to Mt. Carmel, IL.

We are all the way up here in the far northern part of the state, and our dogs were going nuts around 4:20 as well. Finally got up to let them out, muttering all the way. They went outside and ran in crazy circles sniffing the ground like something had been in the yard, so I figured a skunk or cat had passed through and set them off... little did I know, they are earthquake predicting dogs! We never felt a thing though.