Did you feel the earth move this morning?

[bssc]

In Arizona, we joke that after the next big one, we will have ocean views. I guess that the same is going to be true of Ohio.

 

[Orchidflower]

Newscasters going wild here at the Iowa-Illinois border over the earthquake. Biggest amount of excitement here in years (if you get my drift..zzzz).
NOW I realize what all that noise was in my semi-conscious state..the earthquake. Who woulda thunk one would hit Podunkville in the Midwest.

 

[MGYog]

Was awake in bed about 4:30am in the Chicago 'burbs and the house started creaking. Lasted for about 15 - 20 seconds. Knew it was an earthquake 'cuz I was living in the Philippines in '69 (plus/minus 1) and a 7.3 hit about 3 in the A.M. and I woke up with my bed sliding around on a hardwood floor with a few bucks in between for what seemed forever. Next morning, on the news was that an apartment building in Chinatown in Manila had collapsed like a pancake, killing a lot of people. Never forgot that one.

 

[Khan]

I did wake up at that time.

Thinking more about this: I recall thinking it was raining and being briefly confused because there was no possibility of rain in the forecast.

 

[Buckeye]

One guy at work thought it must really be windy outside (which is typical around here on any given day) because the house was making a little noise. He was puzzeled when he got up and saw it was basically still out.

 

[bssc]

Was awake in bed about 4:30am in the Chicago 'burbs and the house started creaking. Lasted for about 15 - 20 seconds. Knew it was an earthquake 'cuz I was living in the Philippines in '69 (plus/minus 1) and a 7.3 hit about 3 in the A.M. and I woke up with my bed sliding around on a hardwood floor with a few bucks in between for what seemed forever. Next morning, on the news was that an apartment building in Chinatown in Manila had collapsed like a pancake, killing a lot of people. Never forgot that one.

Ruby Towers. I remember that one too.

 

[Walt34]

We pay for earthquake insurance. This guarantees that we will never have an earthquake.

Sort of an "inverse Murphy's Law" effect, like when I bought a snow thrower and didn't see a snowflake for four years.