Interesting Day for My Favorite Geologist

So, of course we wake easily, after all we have a little one on the monitor. Mostly, though we listen for cries, giggles, and breathing sounds...not rumbling throughout the whole house! To be completely honest, neither Dan, nor I realized it was actually an earthquake until I made it into the car and heard the radio Djs discussing it. I immediately called back home and asked the geologist many questions.

Here's what I've learned:

• St. Louis sits along a very large fault line...due to "erupt" (probably not the right geological term) anytime.
• This was not from that line (The New Madrid--this one was the Wabash Valley Dome).
• We could have more in the coming hours, days...OR it could be a release of pressure which may mean no more shakes for hundreds of years.
• The midwestern earthquakes are felt more widely because there are fewer fault lines to disturb the shock waves and because the bedrock is limestone.
• Geology is a tough subject to know a lot about because it covers so much time...basically ever since the Earth was created!
• My husband is very patient with my ignorance...I could take a few lessons from him in this!

My students were so funny today too. Trying to say that we shouldn't work because they couldn't concentrate in the midst of a natural disaster. Yeah right, it sure wasn't that big of a deal. But prom is tomorrow, so they were a bit distracted.

Lots of prayers that they all make smart choices this weekend.

And no more earthquakes!