Yesterday it snowed all day. It didn't amount to much...just a few inches. Last night as we watched the 10 o'clock news they were calling for strong winds today. Snow continued throughout the night. The snow plows came by all night long. Periodically, I'd wake to a snow plow driving by.
This morning at 4 am, we were woken out of a dead sleep.
We could hear a loud growling noise.
That must be a snowplow.
However, the whole house was shaking.
Did the snowplow hit the house?
"Jeff! Jeff! What's going on?", as the bed shakes violently.
Is it wind? But if it's wind, I must be Dorothy and he's Toto because I've never heard or felt anything like it.
Those 10 seconds lasted for 5 minutes. Then suddenly, it's over. Jeff and I scurry out of bed, over to the window. Neighbor's lights start coming on. Good, it's not just us. Everyone felt it too.
Jackson comes in. We reassure him it was just strong wind. If we admit it's possibly an earthquake, he'll never go back to sleep. Jeff helps him back to bed.
We never fall back asleep. The adrenaline of being shaken awake in the middle of the night was too much. The sound of it was so startling. The earth was groaning. It was scary.
Those poor people in Haiti.
The epicenter was just about 5 miles west of here.Ours was a 4.3 magnitude. I cannot imagine the terror of anything stronger.
But, we are safe and sound. My kiddos are snug in their beds and I'm grateful for a well built home.
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Yep...It was a pretty scary! We jumped out of bed too. I'm glad everybody is o.k.
yikes! is this the first time there's ever been an earthquake in chicago? i've never heard of one there! glad you're okay!
There was an earth quake two years ago. But, it was so mild. It was in the middle of the night, and the thing that woke me up more than the shaking was the squeaky door on our armoire moving back and forth.
Strange, right? Who would have thought in the upper Midwest?
Wow that sounds scary, I cant even imagine what it was like in Haiti :( glad everyones ok.
Yikes Kel! I'm so sorry. I remember there was an aftershock in NYC after the towers fell and I was lying in my bed when the bed just shook. I was terrified! I cannot even imagine how scary it must have been for the kiddos.
Yikes! That is crazy! I'm glad you're all ok. There was an earthquake in ID when I was a kid living there and I remember it like it was yesterday. Seriously freaky!
So....it needs to be said..you wouldn't survive in Alaska!!! Earthquakes are a regular thing up there. I woke up to it and said "hmm" then fell back to sleep!!! Maybe thats not a good things cause Im used to it and it doesn't bother me....the worst Ive been in is 7.5 and the road was moving up and down!!! However, I can see how if your not used to it, it can be scary!!!!
Wow!! When I was younger I wanted to be a seismologist - and then I realised that required a scientific mind which I do not possess! And yes, those poor people of Haiti - my heart has truly hurt for them. I'm glad yours was not as serious.
Dang... we left before all the excitement happened! Loved see you guys by the way. It needs to happen more often than once every 5 years!
Criminy sakes if you guys are getting an earthquake, we are doomed here in Utah! seriously. We are living right on a fault line here. Glad you are safe!!!
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