Earthquake!

[madeleone]

SED??? I'm already a day behind. LOL! I don't know about something everyday, I'm not very good about staying on track. But I do like the idea of having a little more action here on LJ so I will try to contribute something, although I can't promise it'll be everyday.

Well, the big news here today is, apparently, we had an earthquake here in Michigan, just a couple hours ago and I missed it entirely. Honest I didn't feel or hear a thing, I feel let down. It was a 4.2, downstate in the Kalamazoo area, but people in this area are claiming they felt it. Earthquakes are very rare in this part of the country and I guess this was the strongest in over 40 years or something like that. My daughter in West Bloomfield called and said they heard a strange sound and couldn't figure out what it was (she thought it was something rolling around on their roof)  until they heard the news when people started posting online. This same daughter had the misfortune just last August of experiencing an earthquake California style, when they were visiting Napa Valley for her brother-in-laws wedding. That one was a 6.0 and they were very near the epicenter, so compared to that one, this one was a piece of cake! :)

Comments

[toblass.livejournal.com]

Oooh! In Michigan??? That's exciting!

Earthquakes aren't too bad, really. Unless one is sitting down drinking scalding coffee, whilst at work in some high rise building during an earthquake of at least a 5.0 magnitude.

With many, many glass objects on shelves, or even books surrounding one's person.

That's when it's totally within one's right to squeal and dive under the desk. Although if the squealing is from the scalding coffee spilling over, or contents of shelves falling all over...well, then that's anyone's guess.

I recall driving down the street when the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake hit and I swear the road ahead of me, for about a block's length "rippled". At 6.9, it doesn't sound too bad, but the damage it did was pretty devastating.

[madeleone]

Oooh! In Michigan??? That's exciting!

Yeah but did you read the part where I totally missed it? Bummer! When hub's friend call to ask him if he noticed it, I thought he was totally scamming him. LOL! Of course hubby claims he did notice but just didn't know what was going on--but he didn't say a thing about it to me until this other guy called. I call bullshit, LOL! (if he did why didn't he say anything at the time).

Sounds like you've seen some doozies, first hand, I don't think I feel too bad about missing out on the likes of those. :)

[blueartemis07.livejournal.com]

Being in CA, I'm glad you missed your earthquake. Much better not to feel them.

[madeleone]

From what I understand this lasted a couple of seconds and we are far enough away it was just a minor vibration.

[bloodcult.livejournal.com]

Earthquakes are weird.
I hadn't had any experience with them until the fraking started in Oklahoma. By the time we left we were used to them.

[madeleone]

We've had a few over the years, usually not more than a bit of vibration, nothing like the west coast.

[bloodcult.livejournal.com]

we went from averaging 6 a year to getting between 350 to 400 a year.

[nocturnus33]

Were people to scare? In my experience with earth trembles most poeple get hurt buy running or panic.

[madeleone]

Most people I've talked to that actually felt it didn't realize what it was until the news of the earthquake started showing up online.

[nocturnus33]

The "tremor feeling" depends on the depth and the type of ground. Im glad this one was a mild one.

[keladry_lupin]

You didn't miss much; they aren't exactly fun. I'm glad nothing was damaged!

[madeleone]

The few we've had in the midwest that I can recall do not compare to the ones on the west coast. Although according to our history lessons the earthquakes on the New Madrid fault line in Missouri two hundred years ago were estimated to be 7.0 to 8.6--hope we never see any like that!

[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

Someone else was saying they felt an earthquake! You guys take care over there, okay?

As far as SED, I realise that every day is a lot to ask - I keep telling people this should be something you enjoy, not endure. It's great hearing from all my friends, but I want everyone to do what they feel like doing.

[madeleone]

Yeah, they're so rare here they're big new when they do happen.

It is good to see so many posts here, it has been very quiet of late.