Friday, April 18, 2008

Earthquake!

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
Magnitude5.4 (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
Location38.501°N, 87.898°W
Depth10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
RegionILLINOIS
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
Location UncertaintyError estimate not available
ParametersNST=021, Nph=021, Dmin=263.2 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp=119°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1
Source
Event IDat00851141

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I was wondering if you felt it? dad