Little earthquake in SE Illinois

[Pax]

Speaking as an ol' Californian: 5.4 is not small. Big, in fact, though a long ways short of The Big One. Last 5.4 in my home town lead to several buildings being condemned due critical cracking in supporting walls.

I just got to work and am not looking forward to touring the Stacks. I'm guessing there'll be a bit of a mess in the compact (meaning electric/mobile) shelving on our west side.

[Andrea]

The scary thing about it is that in Memphis we have Mud Island- a strip of land that is bordered by the MS River on one side and a smaller one's outlet on the other side. I was on a group ride the other day and just commented about how earthquake researchers are scared that if the river is ever flooded (like it is now), and there is a significant earthquake, Mud Island will literally LIQUEFY.

Good thing it was far enough away that it wasn't strong enough to cause damage

[bike4ever]

I definitely felt it. Very odd sensation at 4:37 am. Two of my three boys slept right through it. One said he thought I was trying to wake him up too early.

[Trek420]

Woke up to hear about this on the radio. This on the 102nd anniversary of the San Franciso '06 great quake.

[HoosierGiant]

The USGS has been reporting aftershocks all morning, none of which could be felt here in east-central Indiana. But, about half an hour ago, the walls and furniture were shaking again so I imagine that was a pretty big one. Way cool!

[farrellcollie]

I felt it in st. louis - actually I was trampled by one of my dogs and then one of my cats and then I realized that the house was shaking