What a wake up call!

Just after 5:30 this morning we awoke to the sound of the building rumbling and furniture shaking. It was a strong earthquake centered in southern Illinois, just under 100 miles from us. Here's a link to the details.

This isn't my first earthquake. I've felt a few in the San Francisco area. The only other one I've felt in Indiana was at a little league baseball game about 30 years ago while coaching third base. This one was quite a bit stronger at 5.2 on the Richter scale. That is in the "moderate" category.

There are lots of earthquakes in the Midwest, more than 1 a week, but most are sensed only by seismographs. You can have a notice of each one sent to you by the USGS. To sign up, go to https://sslearthquake.usgs.gov/ens/.