Just the other day, I was talking with Jen about earthquakes. If you are unsure about what these are, let me explain. Earthquakes are tremors under the earth caused by stress along fault lines (Thank you, dictionary.com). You may ask, "Why are you telling me what an earthquake is? Don't you think I know what an earthquake is?"
And to this, I would reply, "Apparently not if you are a Michigander."
"We don't have earthquakes here," said Jen. I was surprised to hear this, of course, having come from a state where earthquakes are a quite frequent natural phenomenon. However, I was also somewhat relieved. There are tornadoes here. So if I'm going to have to put up with that natural phenomenon... I would rather make it a trade. One is good enough for me, thank you. I believe I was just starting to feel comfortable with this new weather disaster area, which happens to exclude earthquakes, when this came on the news:
"5.2 EARTHQUAKE RATTLES SKY SCRAPERS, NERVES ACROSS MIDWEST
WEST SALEM, Ill. - Bricks shook loose and fell from buildings. Walls cracked. Books tumbled off shelves. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered near this southern Illinois town struck before dawn Friday, rocking skyscrapers in Chicago, 230 miles north of here."
Yay.
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Well Amy is pretty correct. Michigan really doesn't have many earthquakes at all compared to the rest of the country. In fact the largest earthquake recorded in Michigan was in 1947. It was a 5.2. Damage was heaviest in the area southeast of Kalamazoo at Athens, Bronson, Coldwater, Colon, Matteson Lake, Sherwood, and Union City. Chimneys were damaged, windows and plaster were broken, and brick cornices were downed. Also felt in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada.
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