skittles_of_SDC 0 #1 February 10, 2010 We aren't supposed to have them in IL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loudtom 5 #2 February 10, 2010 I felt it and it woke me up. I tore through the house making sure we all were ok...I was looking out the windows looking for a mushroom cloud and checked the basement to see if the furnace had blown up...hence responding since I can't get back to sleep. Will it ever get warm and sunny outside???????tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #3 February 10, 2010 QuoteI felt it and it woke me up. I tore through the house making sure we all were ok...I was looking out the windows looking for a mushroom cloud and checked the basement to see if the furnace had blown up...hence responding since I can't get back to sleep. Will it ever get warm and sunny outside??????? My magic 8 ball says no. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #4 February 10, 2010 From CNN . . . >>Doug Dupont of Belvidere, Illinois, about 70 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, said the quake shook him out of bed and caused a 1-foot-long crack in the wall of his kitchen. "It was really scary. It felt like a train was going by our house," Dupont said. "This is not California. This is northern Illinois. We are not supposed to get earthquakes."Here's some advice from California! You are now cleared to worry it was only a fore-shock and the "big one" could hit at any moment . . . NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #5 February 10, 2010 What was it actually like. We had one when I was a kid but it was one bump. Dad and I thought that someone had driven into the house (but not hard) at first. Any duration? Any shaking?You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmills0705 0 #6 February 10, 2010 Quote We aren't supposed to have them in IL. We had one here in Indiana a couple of summers ago. It was really really freaky.Kim Mills USPA D21696 Tandem I, AFF I and Static Line I Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 0 #7 February 10, 2010 Quote Quote We aren't supposed to have them in IL. We had one here in Indiana a couple of summers ago. It was really really freaky. New Madrid anyone? Hell, we even got shaken a couple years ago here in NJ. Aside from the occasional hurricane, the very rare tornado, & these fun Nor'Easters, we're not supposed to have things like that happen here! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhys 0 #8 February 10, 2010 QuoteI don't like earthquakes I like em, they suck when they kill people but it is a reminder of how small and insignificant were are in the great scheme of things. I have experienced many of them mostly 4 - 6's. If there are mountains(nearby), there can be earthquakes!"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #9 February 10, 2010 Pssst... Illinois is next to the New Madrid fault. Many other smaller fault lives run through it. Look at some of them, you will see a pattern. You know the rivers we have?? Yep... How do you think Reelfoot lake was created? Did you know the last huge quake on the New Madrid the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers ran backwards for a little while? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #10 February 10, 2010 Quote From CNN . . . >>Doug Dupont of Belvidere, Illinois, about 70 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, said the quake shook him out of bed and caused a 1-foot-long crack in the wall of his kitchen. "It was really scary. It felt like a train was going by our house," Dupont said. "This is not California. This is northern Illinois. We are not supposed to get earthquakes."Here's some advice from California! You are now cleared to worry it was only a fore-shock and the "big one" could hit at any moment . . . NickD Yep! When New Madrid has a big one the loss of life will dwarf will be horrible. It will make Haiti look like a vacation. That reminds me, hey who wants to go to Yellowstone for the Big One? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #11 February 10, 2010 I endorse Nick's suggestion. This may be just a foreshock with a much bigger one imminent. Advice - when it hits just get under a desk. Too many run outside and kept crushed by falling masonry or cut to bits by falling glass. Get under a desk or something and keep a supply of water and ziploc bags - most fail to appreciate that if trapped under rubble for a few days you'll have bowel movements. You can put those in ziplocs to keep the smell down and the bugs away. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #12 February 10, 2010 QuoteIf there are mountains(nearby), there can be earthquakes! Actually, if you live on Earth, there can be earthquakes. They happen far more frequently where the tectonic plates rub against each other, but they can happen anywhere. When they happen in a place where they happen infrequently, like Haiti, the results can be devastating because the buildings weren't built with them in mind.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shermanator 3 #13 February 10, 2010 Quote "This is not California. This is northern Illinois. We are not supposed to get earthquakes."<< and here in california we say.... .. "this is California, we are not supposed to get miniature tornadoes!" guess it is this global warming.. or it is all caused by obama, no, wait, it is the fault of Bush.. he is the reason that there was a quake. but in actuality, it was osama bin ladin, or ME! hahaha, I did it!CLICK HERE! new blog posted 9/21/08 CSA #720 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #14 February 10, 2010 http://www.showme.net/~fkeller/quake/sitemap.htm http://quake.usgs.gov/prepare/factsheets/NewMadrid/ http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/seismic/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #15 February 10, 2010 Naw,,just call Al Gore, he invented the internet,,,he can fix this two ! smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmills0705 0 #16 February 10, 2010 QuoteI endorse Nick's suggestion. This may be just a foreshock with a much bigger one imminent. Advice - when it hits just get under a desk. Too many run outside and kept crushed by falling masonry or cut to bits by falling glass. Get under a desk or something and keep a supply of water and ziploc bags - most fail to appreciate that if trapped under rubble for a few days you'll have bowel movements. You can put those in ziplocs to keep the smell down and the bugs away. Wow, you have thought this out in depth!Kim Mills USPA D21696 Tandem I, AFF I and Static Line I Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #17 February 10, 2010 http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/us2010snay.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 0 #18 February 10, 2010 Quote Quote I endorse Nick's suggestion. This may be just a foreshock with a much bigger one imminent. Advice - when it hits just get under a desk. Too many run outside and kept crushed by falling masonry or cut to bits by falling glass. Get under a desk or something and keep a supply of water and ziploc bags - most fail to appreciate that if trapped under rubble for a few days you'll have bowel movements. You can put those in ziplocs to keep the smell down and the bugs away. Wow, you have thought this out in depth! I'm sure his old scout master would be quite proud. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #19 February 10, 2010 Quote Advice - when it hits just get under a desk. Too many run outside and kept crushed by falling masonry or cut to bits by falling glass. This cut and paste is huge. It's just part of an email from a friend quoting " Doug Copp, the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced rescue team. " 1) Most everyone who simply "ducks and covers" WHEN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE are crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed. > > 2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake... It is a natural safety/survival instinct. You can survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it. > > 3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs. > > 4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on The back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake. > > 5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or large chair. > > 6) Most everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed! > > 7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different "moment of frequency" (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair treads - horribly mutilated. Even if the building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not damaged. > > 8) Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or Outside Of Them If Possible - It is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the building the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked. > > 9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway... The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and sitting or lying next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly across them. > > 10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and other offices with a lot of paper, that paper does not compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper. > > Spread the word and save someone's life... The Entire world is experiencing natural calamities so be prepared! > > "We are but angels with one wing, it takes two to fly". > > In 1996 we made a film, which proved my survival methodology to be correct. The Turkish Federal Government, City of Istanbul, University of Istanbul Case Productions and ARTI cooperated to film this practical, scientific test. We collapsed a school and a home with 20 mannequins inside. Ten mannequins did "duck and cover," and ten mannequins I used in my "triangle of life" survival method. After the simulated earthquake collapse we crawled through the rubble and entered the building to film and document the results. The film, in which I practiced my survival techniques under directly observable, scientific conditions, relevant to building collapse, showed there would have been zero percent survival for those doing duck and cover. > > There would likely have been 100 percent survivability for people using my method of the "triangle of life." This film has been seen by millions of viewers on television in Turkey and the rest of Europe, and it was seen in the USA , Canada and Latin America on the TV program Real TV. Hope we all can get something from this. John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #20 February 10, 2010 Quote Quote If there are mountains(nearby), there can be earthquakes! Actually, if you live on Earth, there can be earthquakes. They happen far more frequently where the tectonic plates rub against each other, but they can happen anywhere. When they happen in a place where they happen infrequently, like Haiti, the results can be devastating because the buildings weren't built with them in mind. I lived in Salt Lake City awhile, just blocks from the Wasatch fault. We had a few really good shakers from time to time. But I always associated it with mountains too. Now geologists let us know we can be shaken to shreds at any point on the planet.Not only that, but I've heard at any given place on the planet a volcano could develop without warning, with few geologic clues to precede it. Not extremely likely, but possible. Maybe the Moon might be safe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akjmpplt 0 #21 February 10, 2010 If it's a really good quake you won't be able to move around...you probably won't be able to stand. You haven't lived until you've looked out your window and watched the trees and telephone poles swaying back and forth.SmugMug Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pBASEtobe 0 #22 February 10, 2010 It was a magnitude 3.8. I sleep through those. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #23 February 10, 2010 Quote From CNN . . . >>Doug Dupont of Belvidere, Illinois, about 70 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, said the quake shook him out of bed and caused a 1-foot-long crack in the wall of his kitchen. "It was really scary. It felt like a train was going by our house," Dupont said. "This is not California. This is northern Illinois. We are not supposed to get earthquakes."Here's some advice from California! You are now cleared to worry it was only a fore-shock and the "big one" could hit at any moment . . . NickD LOL, we don't even get off the couch for them here, unless it is to go check the size of the waves created in our pool!But , he is right double check your water heaters , and anything valueable that can fall off walls, it may have just been a warning of what is to come! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #24 February 10, 2010 I think it's a portent of the End Times. Dead people voting twice, Blagojevich, etc. Chickens a-comin' home to roost. Everyone's about to go to Hell. Time to break out the good Scotch you've been saving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgskydive 0 #25 February 10, 2010 Quote Get under a desk or something They actually say the best place to go now is not a desk or doorway like we have been taught all of our lives. If you are at work........they say the safest thing is to find a big stack of copier paper to lay next to. Seems that the paper does a really good job of not compressing when heavy stuff lands on it and usually gives a safe zone next to it. Think about it for a minute, it really makes sense. Wish I could draw a diagram in this post so you could see what I mean.Dom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
