[InHam] FW: This morning's earthquake

[Jeff Howell]

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From: Jeff Howell [mailto:jeff at ko9p.us]
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 10:27
To: SAR-IN; SAR-KY
Subject: This morning's earthquake


EARTHQUAKE REPORT 
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 
816 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2008 
 
AN EARTHQUAKE WAS FELT MODERATELY BY NUMEROUS PERSONS ACROSS THE 
ST. LOUIS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE COUNTY WARNING AREA EARLY THIS 
MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED. THIS DAMAGE RANGES FROM 
PICTURES AND OTHER ITEMS FALLING OFF WALLS...TO CRACKS IN 
FOUNDATIONS AND WINDOWS. 
 
THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HAS DETERMINED THAT AN 
EARTHQUAKE WITH MAGNITUDE 5.2 ON THE RICHTER SCALE OCCURRED AT 
437 AM CDT AND WAS CENTERED AT 38.45 DEGREES NORTH...87.89 
DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BELLMONT ILLINOIS. 
 
THE EPICENTER WAS ABOUT 128 MILES EAST OF ST. LOUIS MISSOURI AND 
WAS FELT UP TO 400 MILES AWAY. IN FACT PEOPLE AS FAR AWAY AS 
WISCONSIN...MICHIGAN...NORTH CAROLINA...GEORGIA...ALABAMA AND 
KANSAS FELT THE GROUND SHAKE THIS MORNING. 
 
FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS EARTHQUAKE SHOULD BE OBTAINED 
THROUGH THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER IN GOLDEN 
COLORADO OR THE THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
 
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL EARTHQUAKE REPORT FOR THIS EVENT. 
 
 
 
CVKING 

Jeff E. Howell, EMT
Communications Officer
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
HHS/ASPR/OPEO
National Disaster Medical System
Disaster Medical Assistance Team KY-1
Jeff.Howell(at)hhs.gov   202-470-0963
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Sex and Violent Offender Registry Task Force
Clark Co. (Ind.) Sheriff's Office
jhowell(at)co.clark.in.us 812-283-4471