So......does this mean that a larger earthquake near the fault line is eminent? Where is the fault line, anyway? Seems like the smaller earthquakes are spaced out all over the U.S.

This is the second time in recorded history of earthquakes in this area. The last one was last October.

Lots of specualtion about all the recent oil drilling in the area causing the change.

I've felt tremors before. The weird thing was, they were from earthquakes that were happening on the coasts (The east and west coasts of the U.S.) I live in Nebraska.

One was an earthquake that happened in either North or South Carolina in the late 1980s. I was at the local mall here in Omaha. Sitting on a seat. I felt a tremor in the square bench I was sitting on. My friends that were with me felt it also, and we were wondering what it was. When we got home, we found out that there had been an earthquake in one of the Carolina's.

The other one happened in 1989. The Loma Prieta earthquake in San Franscisco. I was working in a McDonald's here in Omaha, and was on break out in the lobby. We had these benches that were attached to the wall of the building, it went down that entire wall, and had plate glass windows behind it, and there was a line of tables that went the length of the wall.

I was sitting there, eating my Big Mac, and all of a sudden the bench was wobbling. There was just me, one customer and my boss sitting on that bench at the time. I remember feeling the shaking, and looking up at my boss and that customer, and we were all like "what is that, making the bench shake??". Our store had tv's on the wall, but I cant remember if the tv was on, or if it was the store radio, but we heard the announcement about the earthquake in San Francisco at about the same time as we felt the shaking of the bench. I was all excited that I'd felt it and could actually connect the time to an earthquake somewhere else.

Both times I felt the shaking like that, was weird. It was just enough shaking that I could feel it...the one in 1989 was a lot stronger than the first time I'd felt anything like that tho. But it wasnt anything more than the bench vibrating for several seconds.

We had an earthquake here in Nebraska in the mid-90s. It was along the Humboldt Fault and I think it was a 2.0 or close to a 3.0. I cant remember exactly what year it was tho. I did feel that one. It knocked over a stack of videotapes that I had on my tv stand. (tall stack of tapes. Think I had 10 to 15 tapes stacked on top of each other)

Blasting, huh? Maybe those are the strange sounds during the day that we can't identify!

I love deer, but I wish someone would come along and blast some of these blasted deer that come out of our woods and feast on nearly everything. There have been times when I've counted 15 of them. I send Montana out to slaver and bark at them and sometimes they scatter, but mostly they just stand there and look at him.

Oh, I thought you had to be on or near a fault line to experience an earthquake. We were four miles from the epicenter, and I think it was a 2 something.

Thanks for posting those sites Erin, I'll look at them. Our DS and DIL live near LA, so they're used to quakes. He knew about this before we called because they have a website that notifies them of an earthquake anywhere in the world, and ours showed up on it!

I really think once in a lifetime is quite enough for me to experience something like this. Even though nothing was damaged, no objects moved or toppled over in the house, and Montana was awake but unconcerned--just curious when we got up and started walking around the house in the middle of the night, it was still scary.

Things when through my mind when it happened, like maybe a car hit our house, or the fridge somehow fell over, or the hot water heater fell through the floor.

[quote=braingonebad;511315]We had a little one years ago. I felt something, but didn't realize that's what it was until I heard it on the news. Like everyone else, I thought it was just blasting at the quarry.

Personally, in that area, you ought worry more about the blasting. [/quote

I bet it's the same one I remember 'cause we had one in Toledo years ago and nearly scared the puddin' outta me!

I thought it was the duPont plant exploding because of the chemicals!! DH was on the way home so I knew he was safe but I was worried about the others at work.

Thank goodness it was just a lil ole earthquake...wait...earthquake!!
YIKES!!!

I was in college going places during our break and a friend and me went to San Francisco, A 5.4 on the Ricter scale hit, we both drove behind a bed. Trying to be cool (we were like 19), called the front desk, got a hysterical clerk who yelled "get in the street". Then it was over. 32 years later we still talk about it sometimes.

I've lived in Utah for around 35 years -- we're still waiting for The BIG One!!!

DH and I were on the couch in the basement when we had an earthquake. I immediately stood up to go upstairs to balance the load in the washer! DUH!

About 3 years ago (before MS diagnosis) I would wake up of a morning and feel subtle movement of the bed and think it was a minor temblor. Later I decided it was just ME. Is it hot in here?

YIKES!!!! Glad to hear no damage or injuries!!!

Let me get mah gun maw...i be right thar. Venison is good eating!