Earthquake

Lauren and I awoke at 5:36 this morning. The bed was shaking. The windows were rattling in their frames. And, I thought I heard something odd. Lauren asked "what is that?" I put my hand on the wall behind my head, and it, too, was clearly vibrating.

"That's an earthquake," I said.

"You think?" she asked.

"Yup."

And back to sleep we went.

Now I see the epicenter was three miles below ground 131 miles east of St. Louis. Apparently it was felt as far away as Milwaukee and Nashville.

Thankfully only one old brick building had trouble downtown (and only a single street is closed, is my understanding). Damage appears minimal.

Strange way to start a Friday.

UPDATE: Hannah, who sleeps through most everything, says she felt and heard the earthquake, too. The dog was sleeping in her room and woke her up. Oscar was acting "very strange for a minute or so." Then the shaking began, she said (which is how she was awake for the episode).