Earthquake 5.4 (& Aftershocks)
Published by Al Adomite on April 18th, 2008
(Update: Another shake at 10:18am. This get’s old rather quick. Especially when your wife works across a couple big rivers from here.)
This big red dot just woke us up…
…KMOX is reporting a 5.4 centered near Bonegap, IL.
(I actually know someone who was born in Bonegap, IL.)
Wow.
When I looked at the clock, it was 4:37am.
Here’s the report from the US Geological Survey:
12 km (7 miles) E (90°) from West Salem, IL
13 km (8 miles) NE (53°) from Bone Gap, IL
14 km (9 miles) W (266°) from Allendale, IL
36 km (22 miles) WSW (241°) from Vincennes, IN
67 km (41 miles) NNW (335°) from Evansville, IN
206 km (128 miles) E (93°) from St. Louis, MO
April 18th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Well, after the initial shock(no pun intended), one of the first things I thought about was how much damage had been done. Thankfully, the physical damage appears to have been minimal. The next thing I thought about was how prepared was my family and I, if the damage had been extensive. It, also, made me wonder how prepared our government is to handle a major disaster. I am sure many people wonder the same thing. Hopefully, we will never have to find out. I am going to the stores this weekend to stock up on some basic survival supplies.
Shouldn’t we all take some responsiblity to make sure we are better prepared for a disaster?