Norseman82 Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 I was getting ready to hit the sack when I heard that a mild earthquake struck IL within the past hour. It was 4.5 on the Richter scale and the epicenter was near Ottawa, IL (Starved Rock state park). [img]http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/Maps/US10/37.47.-95.-85.gif[/img] Iacobus, maybe you shouldn't have made those anti-Star Trek comments in the other thread!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 LOL Norsemen What is it with all the earthquakes !!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorphRC Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Maybe its the coming..the coming of.....Dr WHO! :-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 [quote name='MorphRC' date='Jun 28 2004, 02:18 AM'] Maybe its the coming..the coming of.....Dr WHO! :-| [/quote] rofl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immaculata Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 That's crazy! And that's around near where the tornados hit Utica earlier this summer!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroX Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Years ago, when I was in High School, they discovered Illinois was on a major fault line. They predicted the big one could come at any moment and really shake the midwest. Not much materialzed, but I remember stocking up on bottled water. That map was pretty cool Norse. My home town is on it! peace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 I remember there being an earthquake in Ill. I think I was in college at the time... One of these days, the big one is going to hit and knock Chicago right into Lake Michigan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 (edited) The entire Mississippi river system is a major set of fault lines. Some of the worst earhquakes in past history where in the middle of the US. Look at the maps halfway down the page: [url="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/faq/regional.html#2"]http://earthquake.usgs.gov/faq/regional.html#2[/url]] [url="http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i-2812/"]http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i-2812/[/url] Edited June 28, 2004 by cmotherofpirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 prayers for anyone hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted June 28, 2004 Author Share Posted June 28, 2004 [quote name='PedroX' date='Jun 28 2004, 08:59 AM'] Years ago, when I was in High School, they discovered Illinois was on a major fault line. They predicted the big one could come at any moment and really shake the midwest. Not much materialzed, but I remember stocking up on bottled water. That map was pretty cool Norse. My home town is on it! peace... [/quote] Pedro, You're referring to the New Madrid fault line in southern Illinois, just south of St. Louis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathgirl Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 I hope noone got too hrut!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacobus Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Yeh that area has really been hit hard this year. I was freaking out at like about that time I thought there was an earthquake near here, my lamp was shaking and everything was shaking. I just told myself, its a traim, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Louisiana doesn't get hit with earthquakes but we sure have our share of tornadoes and hurricanes. Poor New Orleans one big hurricane would wipe the place out since its under sea level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 we are in a state of severe drought in most of my state. not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 That's usually all Louisiana is. It usually stops raining around March and starts again in October, but we've been getting so many storms here lately that we are constantly under Flood Watches and Warnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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