Update at 6 a.m.: Here's who felt the quake:

I've experienced it all. I just woke up (4:35ish) to my bed shaking, thinking Rachel was kicking or moving around. Then I realized, no, the whole building is shaking. Here's the data, according to the U.S. Geological Survey:
Earthquake Details Magnitude | 5.4 (Preliminary magnitude — subject to revision) |
Date-Time | - Friday, April 18, 2008 at 09:36:57 UTC
- Friday, April 18, 2008 at 04:36:57 AM at epicenter
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Location | 38.501°N, 87.898°W |
Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
Region | ILLINOIS |
Distances | - 10 km (6 miles) ESE (103°) from West Salem, IL
- 10 km (6 miles) NE (55°) from Bone Gap, IL
- 13 km (8 miles) N (4°) from Bellmont, IL
- 39 km (24 miles) WSW (239°) from Vincennes, IN
- 66 km (41 miles) NNW (333°) from Evansville, IN
- 204 km (127 miles) E (93°) from St. Louis, MO
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Location Uncertainty | Error estimate not available |
Parameters | NST=021, Nph=021, Dmin=263.2 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp=119°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1 |
Source | |
Event ID | at00851141 |
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1 comment:
I was wondering if you felt it? dad
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