I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet...

[LeeAndra]

Did you Midwest gurlies feel it this morning?!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351698,00.html

I was so glad to find out it was an earthquake this morning when I was getting ready for work. I thought I had LOST MY MIND when I woke up to my bed shaking beneath me! *lol*

It was 5:41 am on my alarm clock, and I was jolted out of my dream by the bed moving like someone was grabbing the mattress and pulling me back and forth on it. I could not figure out what in the world was going on. A storm? The wind? A burglar under my bed?!

No damage here in Indy that I've heard of, so that's good. Hope y'all that were closer to the center are okay, too!

[my4boys]

I am outside of Chicago and did not feel anything but I was dead asleep at the time...I just saw the blip on Fox news and was kinda freaked out....It seems no major damage or injuries thus far so I guess that is a good thing.....

[Penny Springmann]

Crazy! It's nice to know that their were only minor injuries. Where's Eli Stone when you need him?

[Valgal]

Ok, so you are in Central time, right? I ask thsi because my dog sleeps ALL night. She never gets up. But at 4:30 she is suddenly by my side and licking my hand. Scared the crap out of me. And then I get up and see the earthquake news and I'm wondering if she felt a little something? I'm in Michigan and some of the quake registered here, but of course we didn't FEEL anything. But a dog might, maybe?

[meems]

I'm near Chicago and didn't feel a thing.

[newfiemountiewife]

I'm glad it wasn't a big one and no one was hurt!

[tuneskids]

wow, glad that everyone is ok!!

[lhaslem]

Originally Posted by LeeAndra

Did you Midwest gurlies feel it this morning?!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351698,00.html

I was so glad to find out it was an earthquake this morning when I was getting ready for work. I thought I had LOST MY MIND when I woke up to my bed shaking beneath me! *lol*

It was 5:41 am on my alarm clock, and I was jolted out of my dream by the bed moving like someone was grabbing the mattress and pulling me back and forth on it. I could not figure out what in the world was going on. A storm? The wind? A burglar under my bed?!

No damage here in Indy that I've heard of, so that's good. Hope y'all that were closer to the center are okay, too!

same here - I'm in Indy too and my husband and I both woke up at 5:39 to shaking bed and rattling doors (about 20 seconds or so)...kinda scary. We turned to the a.m. news and they were breaking news of a possible earthquake....how crazy!

[mel83]

I am outside of Chicago and I felt it. I live on the 7th story of an apartment building and could feel the shaking and it woke me up.

[Brandy]

I'm outside chicago too and i was knocked out cold at that time, but i have a friend that said she felt it. I was like what are you talking bout at first lol but now i know.

[MelissaL88]

I'm glad y'all are OK.

But, LeeAndra...that just wasn't nice. Now I've got that song running through my head

[my3hens]

Wow!! I am so glad your okay!! That must have been So scary for you!!

[Becca Bonneville]

I live in Southern Illinois and it woke up the whole family with the house shaking like crazy. The kids were scared.

OMG!!! Just while typing this we just felt an aftershock!!! This is soo crazy!!

[~Julie~]

How scary!! Im glad everyone is ok.

[lhaslem]

yep - we just shook again here in Indy!

[LeeAndra]

BEST.WORK.FRIDAY.EVER.

*lol*

So far this morning, we've had an earthquake, an aftershock, an OTR truck driver rally outside the statehouse across the street, AND the new a/c installed in the copy room so that everyone from the office keeps coming in to exclaim, 'Oh, it's so cold in here!'/'Oh, you're so lucky 'cause it's so hot out there!'/'Oh, you'll be getting a lot of visitors in here now!'

[twentytinytoes]

how scary!! Glad everyone is okay

[BrattyMeg]

Hope Shannon checks in from work...She's in IL too!

p.s..thanks for the song stuck in my head now too

[kscwgirl]

Originally Posted by FlirtatiousBrat

Hope Shannon checks in from work...She's in IL too!

p.s..thanks for the song stuck in my head now too

I talked to Shannon at 7:15ish this am, and she didn't mention any damage.... of course, I had no idea that there had been a quake then.. so I didn't ask either.......

[~ashleigh]

It woke us up in St. Charles, MO. Very disorientating (but I managed to remember to stand in the door jam, lol)! I was at the gym during the aftershock, so I didn't feel it, but my mom said she did.

And Val, it occurred around 4:40 central time.

Glad to hear everyone is okay!

[lizzyfizzy]

Originally Posted by Valgal

Ok, so you are in Central time, right? I ask thsi because my dog sleeps ALL night. She never gets up. But at 4:30 she is suddenly by my side and licking my hand. Scared the crap out of me. And then I get up and see the earthquake news and I'm wondering if she felt a little something? I'm in Michigan and some of the quake registered here, but of course we didn't FEEL anything. But a dog might, maybe?

WOW! scary. i'm sure a dog would def feel something.

[ScrappinFlo]

This is sooo freaky. I'm glad there were no major damages.

[rochelle789]

I'm further north and west of you Chicago/Indy girls and I didn't feel a thing. I'm probably too far away from the epicenter. I didn't even know a thing about this! I'm going to have to check out the news. How scary, but I'm glad everyone's okay!

[Valgal]

Originally Posted by ~ashleigh

And Val, it occurred around 4:40 central time.

Glad to hear everyone is okay!

Oh darn, I thought my dog was being all cool and stuff.

[Joan]

I heard it was a 5.4 with the epicentre around southern Illinois at the Indiana border. I'm glad to hear everyone's okay and it doesn't seem like there was much damage.

[Joan]

Originally Posted by Valgal

Oh darn, I thought my dog was being all cool and stuff.

I think she was being all cool fo' sure. Seems like there's lots of stories out there of dogs, and animals in general, knowing these things are imminent. I say, smart doggy!

[digi-gee]

I felt it. I was up having coffee, surprised the heck out of me. I live along the Ohio river near Cincy. It wasn't strong enough to awaken my dh, but I could definitely feel it.

[scrapmonkey]

I'm near Cincy, too (north) and I was too asleep to feel anything nor did either of our dogs wake us up. But a number of my co-workers said they felt it and/or heard it. My first knowledge was watching the Today Show.

[junebug]

wow! i didnt realize how many fellow Hoosiers there were in here! I'm in Kokomo and i didnt feel the initial one, but i was in the car later on at a stoplight on 31 and i felt my car wobble, and on the radio they said "we just felt another aftershock!" so that must have been what i felt!