I understand there were at least two earthquakes in Missouri today.

[lastlib]

I don't have a link handy, but read that there were a couple in the New Madrid zone, magnitude 1.4 and 2.0. I didn't feel them, but they were 300 miles from me--a lot closer to St. Louis and Cape girardeau. No damage reported, and no injuries. Pretty minor.

Maybe we need to hold an earthquake drill; I'll hide under my desk, but I'm not coming out in case there are aftershocks.

[Gore1FL]

1. I'm in North St. Louis County, Approximately 3 miles east of Lambert.

I felt nothing.

This time, it's not my fault!

[EYESORE 9001]

2. I experienced earthquakes originating from the New Madrid fault

and I was over 200 miles away. Seismic waves travel through the sediment layers in that region with little to impede their travel.

[usonian]

3. New Madrid has a history!

https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/new-madrid-seismic-zone

[msongs]

4. much of the building stock in that zone are brick and mortar, not reinforced. keep thaat desk handy

[lastlib]

5. Good point. I think the next big one there

will be very destructive.