Holy Crap... EARTHQUAKE!!!

[Big Kahuna]

Oh my gosh!!!

We just experienced a decent size EARTHQUAKE here in St. Louis!!!

Still waiting to hear the news but OH MY GOSH!!! Woke me from a major sleep at 4:35am. It must have lasted over 1 minute... made it out of my bed and the entire home was shaking in it's foundation.

[Big Kahuna]

Anyone else feel that sucker around St. Louis?

Man, that baby was a big one... woke me from a total dead sleep and I am a dead sleeper. Floor of the entire house wake moving as I went for the door frame.

My furnace was going and immediately shut off. Guess I better check for the smell of gas.

I can't get back to sleep after that sucker....

[Big Kahuna]

Okay, I guess I wasn't dreaming... it totally woke my parents and my fiance (all located in different parts of St. Louis)... and they said both their homes were shaking them awake as well.

News broadcasts are breaking in around St. Louis now...

[Big Kahuna]

Okay... it was officially a 5.4 earthquake just east of St. Louis. Largest earthquake to hit St. Louis in 40 years.

Seemed to last between 30 - 45 seconds but the aftershocks lasted almost a minute.

Some reports of damage from around St. Louis are starting to come in. Possibly related fire in North St. Louis. Structural damage has now been reported. Overpass at Kingshighway completely closed due to structural damage.

Can't get back to sleep now...

[Jus Cruisin]

Hey BK, Go back to bed and shake it off.....LOL
It woke us up as well, felt the whole house shaking, thought that Fred Weber was dynamiting again...glad you are all ok.
I guess you could say....." I'm all shook up "

[Jus Cruisin]

It's 10:18am and we just got three more aftershocks...shaking the whole building....Wow what a ride...

[Big Kahuna]

THERE IT GOES AGAIN!!!

10:18am... Major aftershocks!!!

I'm on the top floor of our office building at work and we're shaking again.

I was on the phone with a customer from Kentucky who said "here it goes again" at the same time my office started rumbling and shaking here in St. Louis.

[ptgeebee]

St.Louis= Ice, snow, rain, dry, hot, cold, tornado and now earthquake.
What more can you get there?? Hope all is well with everyone in the area.

[Big Kahuna]

Originally Posted by ptgeebee

St.Louis= Ice, snow, rain, dry, hot, cold, tornado and now earthquake.
What more can you get there?? Hope all is well with everyone in the area.

We keep things exciting here...

(you forgot flooding / 2 weeks ago)...

[2_2COOL]

Welcome to our world. LOL . Norcal goes through that all the time. Nobody even notices unless they hit the 4.somethings.
That is a pretty good one, though. Hope things calm down soon... & that nothing is damaged @ home.