Earthquake damage...not in IndianaThis morning, at approximately 5:30, the Boilerdowd household was awakened by a shake. No, it wasn't a UFO, it was an EARTHQUAKE!!!! Honestly, it freaked me out a bit and it woke me, my wife and my son up. I promptly got out of bed, walked around the house...everything looked OK (I don't know what I'm supposed to do during an earthquake). It freaked out the two year old a bit though. Long story short, everybody's fine.
The last quake that rocked the Indy area was 1987. Much like this morning's edition, many didn't feel it either. I'm lucky, I felt both. In your face!
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That's what she said.
I saw this on the news this morning but I'm a moron and didn't think to check in on you guys... sometimes we non-midwesterners forget which rectangle state is next to which.
Glad all is okay.
We're good...The little guy was very upset.
Just had an aftershock...Freaking me out.
I live next to a fault line and have yet to feel an earthquake here. We get a lot of little ones (less than 3.0) which we usually can't feel. I don't think we'll get one while I live here because I actually have earthquake insurance. If I'm paying for it, it won't happen.
I felt the 1987 one - was helping my dad build a barn and the boards started shaking.
It woke me up too. I could feel my apartment building and my bed sway back and forth. I was so confused. I thought it was wind, but when I looked outside everything looked calm. I was so disoriented and sure I was dreaming.
Here's a "shakemap"
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/shakemap/global/shake/2008qza6/
It must have been pretty brutal down near Vincennes...this last one really spooked me. My home office is in the basement and feeling the whole house move around/above you is unsettling.
That's it, just decided- I'm not moving to California.
The little guy was very upset.
Your penis was upset?
In the event of an earthquake, do not go stand in a doorway or get under a table or desk. Get beside your bed, or beside a couch. If the building were to fall, you would be crushed if you are under something. If you are next to something large that is strong, you will end up in a triangle zone - stuff will fall on top of the bed but leave a small space next to it. These are recommendations from rescue workers in California.
#25 long,
The Star disagrees with you. I believe you more so than a Marion County official. This article is kind of funny really, its all common sense....
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080418/NEWS/804180471
Thanks for posting the Kokomo news too! Since I'm from there my parents saw everything Wednesday night. When my partment started shaking this morning I wondered if it was the same thing.
When T-Mill's apartment is a-rocking, don't come a-knocking.
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