Earthquake in N. Alabama

[BScott881]

I was just watching the news when they broke in with a bullintin of a earthquake. They said it might be a building blowing up. But it was reported from serveral counties. I didn't feel it myself, but people here don't normally exazerate.... have you heard anything.....

 

[Aves]

Just heard the news. I live in near the area but too far away I guess.

 

[BlueApple]

Somewhat related

Its a great site to go to every few days, I found it about a year ago.

 

[Azraele]

Link?

<Edit>While searching for a website on earthquake faultlines, I happened upon this rather odd site.

THE FELLAH WHOSE BIG TOE COULD PREDICT EARTHQUAKES

 

[kranky]

That's the area where skoorb lives, maybe he will check in.

 

[Ulfwald]

what part of Alabama? My grandparents live in Gadsden, and in Sardis. Any details yet?

 

[Geekbabe]

<< That's the area where skoorb lives, maybe he will check in. >>



Maybe Skoorb dropped his wallet ?

Just joking ,hope all is well with our Alabama members !

 

[cornbread]

It was centered in Jackson county, we could feel it here in Huntsville, where Skoorb lives.. According to local news, no injuries or damage reported. It just shook the floors and house a good bit.. Didn't realize what was going on until the news mentioned something..
Gadsden is a good ways away...

 

[cornbread]

3.9 on the scale... People thought it was a tornado or a bomb according to the news... No damage yet reported, about 15 secs, centered in Woodville, Al, a few windows busted is main damage...

 

[kranky]

You're in HSV, too, cornbread? I traveled there a couple times a year for quite a while, but not any more. Nice town. Home of my favorite street name of all-time, Old Joe Williams Road.

 

[Red Dawn]

<< 3.9 on the scale... People thought it was a tornado or a bomb according to the news... No damage yet reported, about 15 secs, centered in Woodville, Al, a few windows busted is main damage... >>

A mere tremor. We don't even get out the chair for a 3.9 here in shaky California.

 

[XMan]

We don't even get out the chair for a 3.9 here in shaky California.

Dunno, Red, a lot of people don't realize that one of the most active and potentially harmful earthquake fault lines lies basically along I-65 - the New Madrid fault.

Whereas Cali is built to handle earthquakes, very little of the Midwest is. Something that might not bug Californa too much could be catastrophic.

 

[cornbread]

<<

<< 3.9 on the scale... People thought it was a tornado or a bomb according to the news... No damage yet reported, about 15 secs, centered in Woodville, Al, a few windows busted is main damage... >>

A mere tremor. We don't even get out the chair for a 3.9 here in shaky California. >>



I didn't realize what was going on till it started hitting the news..I heard something and felt it but didn't think much of it... But it IS a big thing for here...We're not used to any earthquakes...

 

[XBoxLPU]

I live in Cullman and i now just learned about the Earthquake from you guys..

MMMM

 

[Red Dawn]

<< Dunno, Red, a lot of people don't realize that one of the most active and potentially harmful earthquake fault lines lies basically along I-65 - the New Madrid fault. >>

I've seen a documentry about that Fault. When it hits (there's no doubt it will) there is going to be some major rock n rolling going on. More like one of those major Alaskan Earthquakes. I hope nobody loses sleep dwelling on it



<< Whereas Cali is built to handle earthquakes, very little of the Midwest is. >>

Well you can bet we'll be there helping them pick up the pieces just like they were there for us in the '89 quake.

 

[cornbread]

Local news link:
Waaf

 

[Logix]

It was a 3.9? That counts as an earthquake these days?

<--- Californian

 

[cookj]

I`m north of cullman,about 25 mi.south of huntsville.Read it here first(on the computer too much,no time for news )

 

[CanOWorms]

I sometimes live in Huntsville People probably thought it was a large rocket test

 

[kranky]

From the WAAF link: "Huntsville Police need people to stop calling 911. The calls are clogging up the emergency system." See, if they just used ATOT, they could skip calling 911.

 

[A5]

Didn't realize there were this many N. Alabama peeps here on ATOT.

Btw, some people probably didn't notice (like me) because they were watching the 5A state football championship on TV...pretty good game, 17-13 with 7:30 left in the 4th

If I actually felt it, I probably would have thought it was a rocket test, but some people here go nuts when anything happens...you should see the weathermen sometime

 

[yakko]

Well at least it was small and no one was hurt.

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

3.9? We eat those for Breakfast.

 

[RabidMongoose]

<< but some people here go nuts when anything happens...you should see the weathermen sometime >>



cough*Dan Satterfield*cough...is he still there? That punk would always take up the entire TV screen whenever a drop of rain fell!

 

[cornbread]

<<

<< but some people here go nuts when anything happens...you should see the weathermen sometime >>



cough*Dan Satterfield*cough...is he still there? That punk would always take up the entire TV screen whenever a drop of rain fell! >>



Dan's still here... he's calmed down a little bit.. He wasn't too freakish about the eq.. He loves tornado's more