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Central Illinoisans and people from other surrounding areas were rudely awakened by the New Madrid fault line stirring this morning. Today's earthquake was rated as a 5.2 on the Richter Scale and hardly any damage has been seen at ground level. Fortunately for us, earthquakes are a rare phenomenon in Illinois, which is why many people have said they initially thought the quake was a truck rumbling by, a train derailment or — something else?
Comments (6)
Friday, April 18, 2008 6:16 PM
I know it might sound ridiculous, but it thought it was a tornado.
Friday, April 18, 2008 6:31 PM
I am on the top bunk and I thought,"that's kinda weird, why is my roommate shaking the bedpost?"
Friday, April 18, 2008 11:39 PM
Firetrucks regularly shake our apartment, so I woke up wondering why I couldn't hear any sirens.
Saturday, April 19, 2008 2:30 AM
i was in the middle of a sex dream, so yeah... i was really confused...
Saturday, April 19, 2008 10:07 AM
yeah, i thought my roommate was have some really intense sex.
Saturday, April 19, 2008 2:08 PM
first thought tornado (I jumped out of bed and was ready to run to the basement)
then i realized there wasn't bad weather, and knew that it was an earthquake.
did anyone else notice the wave nature of the quake? my roommate mentioned that it felt rotational.