Did you know? The earthquake was felt in Louisville and all of the media is going crazy. We hear Mark Hebert even did a live shot from some fallen bricks on 3rd Street. True story: he actually ran to his basement during the shakes. Thank goodness he’s married to a smart woman who beat him about the head, reminding him that he was supposed to, you know, not run to the basement.
But it all seriousness, a 5.4 quake in the Kentuckiana/Indiucky area is a big deal. Here’s Rick’s take. And WHAS11′s Earthquake Blog/Poll/Live Feed (for real).
Here’s a map of the shake:
Did you feel it? Enjoying the media blitz?
11 responses so far ↓
1 Bridget Bush // Apr 18, 2008 at 9:10 am
Mayor Jerry is telling us that this is a great time to make sure that we have an emergency kit in the basement. He quickly contradicted himself to say, don’t go to the basement if there’s an earthquake! Glad we clarified that.
2 jake // Apr 18, 2008 at 9:12 am
What’s interesting to me is that no one (out in public) is talking about getting into a sturdy door frame. Sure, it’s on the tube… but… I guess people really have forgotten what they learned in grade school.
3 winstnsmth // Apr 18, 2008 at 9:56 am
I happened to have been awake and it sure as hell freaked me out. First I thought the water heater was going to explode, but then the whole frickin’ house was shaking so hard I knew it must be an earthquake. O.K. part of me thought Memphis got nuked.
4 Joe Sonka // Apr 18, 2008 at 11:21 am
Woke me up in Lexington. Apparently I have canine senses.
5 Nmm // Apr 18, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Jeez. I mean. I shook and then fell back asleep. No harm no foul.
6 jake // Apr 18, 2008 at 12:03 pm
How do I always miss all the good shit? Apparently there was a 4.5 aftershock at 11:15 or whatever.
All the good shit. Always miss it.
Could we maybe have another one? Please? I just want to experience it.
7 Daniel // Apr 18, 2008 at 1:51 pm
slept through the first…didnt know until the phone rang. felt the 2nd at work.
8 Mike Bailey // Apr 18, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Got awakened by the first. Missed the after.
9 Nick Stump // Apr 19, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I was still awake and felt the first moment when something upstairs crashed to the floor. I thought someone was in the house and was headed upstairs with a pistol when I felt the floor beneath my feet start moving–something I’ve never felt before.
I managed to get back downstairs without shooting myself in the foot, stood my sleepy and confused wife inside the str0ngest door frame and waited for the worst to happen. I was still confused as to what it was though I was thinking earthquake.
I couldn’t go to sleep so I sat up until the aftershock. Terrible way to spend an early morning.
10 James Pilgrim // Apr 20, 2008 at 2:00 am
I live in Ashland Kentucky i was awake at 4:37 am when it happen as former californa resident i know earth quake from enny where i live in a 9 floor apt# complex hole biulding felt it all way to ninth floor i was getting fluster of calls from friends saying they nuked us they nuked us i told them to calm down saying it was a earth quake trembler they felt more less they are baby earth quakes anuff panic you and shake things up a bit knock few things down but californa ones are worst ones but we all so live on st andreas foult line as well reaching from west coast to eastren kentucky it happens every 20,000 years or so last bad one we had was in 1985 that shook up things a lot like the thursday earth quakes
11 3CardNana // Apr 20, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Good to see the writing skills aren’t any better in California…
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