While, I am a little late posting. I thought I would write a brief entry about what it was like to be in the earthquakes today in St. Louis. According to the USGS, we had a 5.2, a 4.6, and a number of earthquakes ranging from 2-3 in magnitude. The first quake woke me up sometime around 4 in the morning. It was more surprising, than frightening. It came with a low rumble and a lot of shaking. It reminded me of a plane taking off, but the sound and shaking came in waves. In addition, there was an electrical component to the sound. You could hear the faint popping of far off transformers. The sound reminded me a lot of the ice storms we had during the winter, where the trees would fall and sever power lines. During the second quake, I was sitting in my cube at work. The building I was in was more substantial and the quake was less in magnitude, so it had less of effect.

Overall, I thought the experience was unique and it really put me in awe of the power of nature. I would not mind going through another 28 years of my life without experiencing another quake.

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