Earthquake Shook My St Louis Home

by mariamarchita | April 18, 2008 at 04:46 am
794 views | 5 Recommendations | 2 comments

Photos

abandoned road mimics the effects of an earthquake....

abandoned road mimics the effects of an earthquake....

see larger image

uploaded by farleyj

"It shook our house where it woke me up," David Behm of Philo, Illinois, told the AP. "Windows were rattling, and you could hear it. The house was shaking inches. For people in central Illinois, this is a big deal. It's not like California."


I'm in St Louis and it was a big deal to me! Here I was, minding my own business, surfing the net at 4:30 in the morning, and all of a sudden the windows started shaking, the lamps started swaying and my dogs went nuts!

I took it as a sign - get off the "dang ol' internet and get thee to bed!"

The USGS said the largest historical earthquake in the region -- magnitude 5.4 -- shook southern Illinois in 1968.
Advertisement
recommend This comment thread is now closed
0
cynthia yoo

Ha! Thanks for this...and yes maybe you should take it as a sign~~

Beaulieu
Beaulieu
flagged this story as Good Stuff

at 03:09 on April 28th, 2008

mariamarchita, I like this story. It's good stuff.

This story was created over 3 months ago, the comment thread is now closed.

NowPublic on Facebook

What is NowPublic?

NowPublic lets people work together to cover news events around the world.

Find out more

Crowd Power

Beaulieu
First Flagged at 3:09 AM, Apr 28, 2008 by Beaulieu
These members have powered this story:

Most Recommended Stories in Environment

 

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from