Comments on: Earthquake Felt in West TN

By: Shay M

Shay M — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:50:08 +0000

I’m 80 mi S of StL, I awoke to the noise of my metal coat hangers rattling, and my bed shaking somewhat, by the time I got the light on, it was a little stronger and candle sconces on the other side of the room were shaking on the wall. I work for a Sheriff Dept. and it cracked one of the copper water lines. No major damage was reported. I also felt the smaller quake this morning, it lasted approx 15 seconds or so, also no damage reported.

By: hostetler/pahl famiy

hostetler/pahl famiy — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:03:02 +0000

My family lives in western tennessee in ripley about 30 minutes from dyersburg. The quake woke me my mother and sister. I researched this morning and was surprised to find out that the quake started in illinois and reached all the way here. While it did no damage it certainly startled us all.

By: Cayce

Cayce — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:29:21 +0000

OK, so glad I wasnt crazy. Im in Clarksville too…I felt it last night….it lasted for a good while…I thought it was just me being crazy waking up. Never felt a quake before, but I thought that is what it was.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:08:35 +0000

Woke me up this morning. Clarksville, TN. Thought It was the quarry or Ft. Campbell firing range. Shook the house.

By: Melinda Gordo

Melinda Gordo — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:26:22 +0000

I had just gone back to bed at 4:40 AM–my bed “rocked” from side to side for about 10-15 seconds..starting as a slight tremor and then escalating during the 10-15 seconds to a “no-doubt about it” my bed is “rocking” motion. Quite weird.

By: Lorrie Brown

Lorrie Brown — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:56:01 +0000

I live in McKenzie, Tennessee and the earthquake woke me and my husband up around 4:40.

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:11:32 +0000

It woke my husband, son, and me up in Clarksville, TN!!! My dresser drawer handles were kept rattling once we no longer could actually feel the quake. I shook the whole 1800 sq. foot house…amazing the power of that radiated all the way from Illinois. Makes me a little concerned about the New Madrid just west of here. I might just need to look into e.q. insurance…:>

By: shannon smith

shannon smith — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:52:04 +0000

I LIVE IN HENRY COUNTY TENNESSEE, ABOUT 10 MILES FROM PARIS AND IT WOKE UP THE WHOLE HOUSE AND THE PICTURES, WINDOWS, AND FIREPLACE GLASS WAS JUST A SHACKING.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:40:12 +0000

Based on the USGS web site ( http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2008qza6.php#summary ) this ties the strongest they’ve ever recorded in S. IL: “The largest historical earthquake in the region (magnitude 5.4) damaged southern Illinois in 1968.”

By: Eddie

Eddie — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:35:34 +0000

Here is a stats page from the USGS on the reports they have received: http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/STORE/X2008qza6/ciim_stats_1.html