Earthquake!!

[cold_coffee]

The way local television covered it this morning. I thought that Armageddon had fallen upon us.

I thought it was ridiculous that I turned on RTV6 between 8:30 - 9 AM that morning, and they were not with Good Morning America, but instead an extended "EARTHQUAKE!!!" "Apocalypse Now!" edition of Good Morning Indiana, complete with a scrolling ticker which actually contained quite reassuring headlines like "Small amounts of earthquake damage reported across Central Indiana." But the graphics package and the fact they were still in breaking news mode, made it seem like Godzilla had visited Indy.

And one other local newscast, I think maybe WTHR, was using a large on screen graphic that read "Minor Earthquake Damage Reported" but again, the way it was presented made me think "Indiana Hit By Nuclear Bomb in Military Accident."

What about weather reports? You'd think they were crying wolf!

 

[richmcdonald]

The way local television covered it this morning. I thought that Armageddon had fallen upon us.

I thought it was ridiculous that I turned on RTV6 between 8:30 - 9 AM that morning, and they were not with Good Morning America, but instead an extended "EARTHQUAKE!!!" "Apocalypse Now!" edition of Good Morning Indiana, complete with a scrolling ticker which actually contained quite reassuring headlines like "Small amounts of earthquake damage reported across Central Indiana." But the graphics package and the fact they were still in breaking news mode, made it seem like Godzilla had visited Indy.

And one other local newscast, I think maybe WTHR, was using a large on screen graphic that read "Minor Earthquake Damage Reported" but again, the way it was presented made me think "Indiana Hit By Nuclear Bomb in Military Accident."

What about weather reports? You'd think they were crying wolf!

Think about all those "major snow storms" last winter. MY GAWD, how we will survive that three inches snow?

The pure hype of it all is so comical. According to media; Any day now the big earthquake will destroy the west coast. Terrorist or going to nuke us at anytime, put plastic on your windows. Killer bees will kill hundreds. Oh no the bird flu how can we make it? Thousands upon thousands of our troops our dieing in Iraq. The economy is rivals the great depression. Polar ice caps are melting away. My god, whatever you do don’t eat a hamburger or you will die of heart disease. Stay out of the sun or you will get skin cancer. You’re dehydrated, so drink gallons of water everyday. Watch out your neighbors they are pedophiles, so is your uncle, maybe your little league coach and your pastor. To funny.

 

[MightyFrenchman]

One of the local TV newscasts said that an even bigger earthquake occurred in this area back in 1968 and was centered in Carbondale, Illinois. I was a radio-TV student there at SIU from 1972 to 1976. But the conversations were mostly about the New Madrid fault and when it would move again.

I wonder if this quake that just occurred has the capability of influencing the New Madrid fault in Missouri?

 

[Flying-Dutchman]

Tom Cochran used to host a feature program called the 19th State. On one program he talked about the power of Indiana Earthquakes.
In 1811 The Ohio river split in two just like the Red Sea. A Steamship full of people crashed to the bottom. Then the water came
rushing back and drowned them all.

150 miles away in Warren County there was a large lake called Kate's Lake and Kickapoo Cave. The topography was so changed after the
quake that the cave was never found again. The lake is now just a small pond. It's water was spilled all over the countryside.

This latest quake is from the same fault.

 

[Mid West Clubber]

Earth Quakes in Indiana are creepy and nothing to sneeze at, that's why im glad we did get extensive news coverage. If this would have happened in Cali, I doubt any one would have even felt it, but Indiana isnt exactly a Quake hot spot, and if a quake does hit here, it can be very extensive.

Im glad no one was hurt, but I heard alot of older buildings suffered some damage. Considering that Z-102.9 in Cedar Falls Iowa 8 hrs away was reporting more coverage than Blooomington, that should tell you something. I honestly think all stations should have set aside the music and jokes to talk about and take phone calls regarding the quake. I told everyone in my family we could get an aftershock later in the day, and everyone frowned and turned the noses up at me, and then at 10:15 it hit again, and we could possibly have even more after shock quakes within the next 30 days.... You think im BSing,,,, talk to the insurance places and see if they give you any quake insurance anytime soon.

 

[oaktree]

Now you know how we feel here in California...and that was a little "temblor" to us (we were the near epicenter 6.5 and a 6.0 in 2003...so, we can relate.)

And keep in mind, the biggest earthquake in US history was in the Midwest and made the Mississippi run backwards ...

Glad there was little damage and no fatalities (we had 2 deaths, sadly, in our small city 5 years ago...) Once felt, never forgotten. And we know what "wall-to-coverage" with listener phones means.

 

[bigtime]

Local tv did the smart thing by staying with the quake story. People in the area were much more interested in that than the latest bickering between Hillary & Obama or fashion or cooking tips the network was running. Anything that scares most of the population and has the potential do do more damage than a large nuke is of interest to people.

 

[Tom Wells]

It was quite well covered by media in Chicago. I slept through it, but I experienced 3 earthquakes a few yrs ago while in Japan.
I noticed nothing unusual with our two dogs the night before, or the next morning.

But the night before, I was sitting here at the computer same as now, and felt two distinct feelings like I was doing a 90 degree rotation
on a spinning diner-counter stool. Slowly. Only 90 degrees each time. No other sensation of movement.
This was about 9-10 PM central time.

I'm not given to vertigo or dizzyness, so I wonder if this was in any way related.

 

[YEKIMI]

I just wish I was the underwear supplier in that area. I have a feeling he'd be rolling in dough right about now from all the sales of new undies! Fruit of the Loom & Joe Boxer stock right through the roof!

 

[gr8oldies]

Well if there were couples having an early morning "experience" that earth-moving feeling may never be repeated!

 

[Mid West Clubber]

Well im single now, the most action I get is one my car idles rough at stop lights. You do make a very good and funny point though. ;D

 

[1316wwood]

I would like to take full credit but I have to give the line to Larry Lujak who once said after a tremor:

"I would like to take this time to aplogize to everyone for me and my wifes torrid lovemaking at 5:39 this morning"

 

[words2you]

The way local television covered it this morning. I thought that Armageddon had fallen upon us.

I thought it was ridiculous that I turned on RTV6 between 8:30 - 9 AM that morning, and they were not with Good Morning America, but instead an extended "EARTHQUAKE!!!" "Apocalypse Now!" edition of Good Morning Indiana, complete with a scrolling ticker which actually contained quite reassuring headlines like "Small amounts of earthquake damage reported across Central Indiana." But the graphics package and the fact they were still in breaking news mode, made it seem like Godzilla had visited Indy.
And one other local newscast, I think maybe WTHR, was using a large on screen graphic that read "Minor Earthquake Damage Reported" but again, the way it was presented made me think "Indiana Hit By Nuclear Bomb in Military Accident."

What about weather reports? You'd think they were crying wolf!

Think about all those "major snow storms" last winter. MY GAWD, how we will survive that three inches snow?

The pure hype of it all is so comical. According to media; Any day now the big earthquake will destroy the west coast. Terrorist or going to nuke us at anytime, put plastic on your windows. Killer bees will kill hundreds. Oh no the bird flu how can we make it? Thousands upon thousands of our troops our dieing in Iraq. The economy is rivals the great depression. Polar ice caps are melting away. My god, whatever you do don’t eat a hamburger or you will die of heart disease. Stay out of the sun or you will get skin cancer. You’re dehydrated, so drink gallons of water everyday. Watch out your neighbors they are pedophiles, so is your uncle, maybe your little league coach and your pastor. To funny.

Dont forget that the big astroid is headin our way. The summer season will be the worse ever. The big hole in the ozone layer and whatever you do dont tell a coworker how nice they look. LOL