Thread: Illinois earthquake

Started: 2008-04-18 15:59:43
Last activity: 2008-04-23 03:10:37
Topics: IRIS EPO
Jay Sinclair
2008-04-18 15:59:43
We picked this quake up strongly on our AS-1, but now it has been
deleted by the USGS. Why would this be?

Jay

Jay Sinclair
OESTA Chair
Past President
Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association
sinclair<at>ida.k12.mi.us


  • Jay Sinclair
    2008-04-18 18:46:53


    On Apr 18, 2008, at 8:59 AM, Jay Sinclair wrote:

    We picked this quake up strongly on our AS-1, but now it has been
    deleted by the USGS. Why would this be?

    Jay

    Jay Sinclair
    OESTA Chair
    Past President
    Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association
    sinclair<at>ida.k12.mi.us


    I got my answer - the local time was incorrect. There is a new
    corrected page.
  • Sue Vogel
    2008-04-20 18:46:14
    Hi Cris and all IRIS, I, too, had great trace images of the EQ and after shock. I was lecturing about 70 people when the aftershock came through. The small stuffed objects suspended on a wire across the top of my classroom (all 29 of them) swayed in harmonic motion. It was great! Two local TV stations showed up to come film. They already know I have the seismograph in my classroom so I don't have to call them anymore.

    Thank you to IRIS for the great educational experience for the children and the positive PR in the community.

    Sue Vogel
    Science Depart. Chair
    Jefferson HS, Cedar Rapids, IA
    PAEMST 2002
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: cdewolf<at>chsd.us
    To: Jay Sinclair
    Cc: irised<at>iris.washington.edu
    Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 1:04 PM
    Subject: Re: [irised] Illinois earthquake


    Really? I just looked at recent earthquakes at the USGS site and it is there.

    As it was felt by people in the Grand Rapids area - and some in our county, I sent an image of our station's seismogram to Channel 13 in Grand Rapids. They used it in their web-based story on the quake and came up to do some filming as I did a lesson relating to the quake with one of my classes.

    It was great to see the amount of coverage the science behind earthquakes got. They aired versions of the story using this footage at 6, 11 yesterday and 7:30 this morning.

    It was ironic that our "local" station out of Cadillac did not even respond to my e-mail.

    Now if I can just get my school to let me past the firewall again and get my station back on the IRIS site......


    Cris L. DeWolf
    Editor, The Michigan Earth Scientist
    Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association
    THEMIS-GEONS Ambassador
    NAGT Central Region State Contact

    > We picked this quake up strongly on our AS-1, but now it has been
    > deleted by the USGS. Why would this be?
    >
    > Jay
    >
    > Jay Sinclair
    > OESTA Chair
    > Past President
    > Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association
    > sinclair<at>ida.k12.mi.us
    >
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  • Lavender, Rebecca (Faculty - lavenderrn)
    2008-04-20 19:44:51
    I have a question: why is the media reporting the quake's epicenter in Illinois, while IRIS ha it Indiana? I know they're border states and all, but why the confusion? Or am I the only one confused?!

    Rebecca Lavender
    Girls' Cross Country/Track Coach
    David Lipscomb High School
    3901 Granny White Pike
    Nashville, TN 37204
    (615)966-6463



    -----Original Message-----
    From: irised-bounces<at>iris.washington.edu on behalf of cdewolf<at>chsd.us
    Sent: Sat 4/19/2008 1:04 PM
    To: Jay Sinclair
    Cc: irised<at>iris.washington.edu
    Subject: Re: [irised] Illinois earthquake

    Really? I just looked at recent earthquakes at the USGS site and it is there.

    As it was felt by people in the Grand Rapids area - and some in our county, I sent an image of our station's seismogram to Channel 13 in Grand Rapids. They used it in their web-based story on the quake and came up to do some filming as I did a lesson relating to the quake with one of my classes.

    It was great to see the amount of coverage the science behind earthquakes got. They aired versions of the story using this footage at 6, 11 yesterday and 7:30 this morning.

    It was ironic that our "local" station out of Cadillac did not even respond to my e-mail.

    Now if I can just get my school to let me past the firewall again and get my station back on the IRIS site......


    Cris L. DeWolf
    Editor, The Michigan Earth Scientist
    Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association
    THEMIS-GEONS Ambassador
    NAGT Central Region State Contact

    We picked this quake up strongly on our AS-1, but now it has been
    deleted by the USGS. Why would this be?

    Jay

    Jay Sinclair
    OESTA Chair
    Past President
    Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association
    sinclair<at>ida.k12.mi.us

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    • Michael Hamburger
      2008-04-21 04:54:30
      For once, the media got it right! The earthquake is centered just west
      of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, and most of the damage was centered in a 10-20
      mile radius around that area. The location is indeed close to the
      Indiana border, and though we'd like to claim it as "The Great Indiana
      Earthquake of '08", it clearly belongs to our neighbors across the
      Wabash River. We're in the process of deploying portable seismographs
      and GPS instruments to see if we can track the surface deformation and
      aftershocks associated with this interesting event.

      Thanks for the question!

      Michael Hamburger
      Indiana University

      Lavender, Rebecca (Faculty - lavenderrn) wrote:
      I have a question: why is the media reporting the quake's epicenter in Illinois, while IRIS ha it Indiana? I know they're border states and all, but why the confusion? Or am I the only one confused?!

      Rebecca Lavender
      Girls' Cross Country/Track Coach
      David Lipscomb High School
      3901 Granny White Pike
      Nashville, TN 37204
      (615)966-6463



      -----Original Message-----
      From: irised-bounces<at>iris.washington.edu on behalf of cdewolf<at>chsd.us
      Sent: Sat 4/19/2008 1:04 PM
      To: Jay Sinclair
      Cc: irised<at>iris.washington.edu
      Subject: Re: [irised] Illinois earthquake

      Really? I just looked at recent earthquakes at the USGS site and it is there.

      As it was felt by people in the Grand Rapids area - and some in our county, I sent an image of our station's seismogram to Channel 13 in Grand Rapids. They used it in their web-based story on the quake and came up to do some filming as I did a lesson relating to the quake with one of my classes.

      It was great to see the amount of coverage the science behind earthquakes got. They aired versions of the story using this footage at 6, 11 yesterday and 7:30 this morning.

      It was ironic that our "local" station out of Cadillac did not even respond to my e-mail.

      Now if I can just get my school to let me past the firewall again and get my station back on the IRIS site......


      Cris L. DeWolf
      Editor, The Michigan Earth Scientist
      Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association
      THEMIS-GEONS Ambassador
      NAGT Central Region State Contact

      We picked this quake up strongly on our AS-1, but now it has been
      deleted by the USGS. Why would this be?

      Jay

      Jay Sinclair
      OESTA Chair
      Past President
      Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association
      sinclair<at>ida.k12.mi.us

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      • John Taber
        2008-04-23 03:10:37
        IRIS showed the location name (but not the map location) to be in
        Indiana due to the way an automatic algorithm comes up with the place
        name. It was so close to the border that a rounding error caused the
        wrong state name to be used. It has now been corrected.

        John Taber


        On Apr 20, 2008, at 9:54 PM, Michael Hamburger wrote:

        For once, the media got it right! The earthquake is centered just
        west of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, and most of the damage was centered
        in a 10-20 mile radius around that area. The location is indeed
        close to the Indiana border, and though we'd like to claim it as
        "The Great Indiana Earthquake of '08", it clearly belongs to our
        neighbors across the Wabash River. We're in the process of
        deploying portable seismographs and GPS instruments to see if we
        can track the surface deformation and aftershocks associated with
        this interesting event.

        Thanks for the question!

        Michael Hamburger
        Indiana University

        Lavender, Rebecca (Faculty - lavenderrn) wrote:
        I have a question: why is the media reporting the quake's
        epicenter in Illinois, while IRIS ha it Indiana? I know they're
        border states and all, but why the confusion? Or am I the only
        one confused?!
        Rebecca Lavender
        Girls' Cross Country/Track Coach
        David Lipscomb High School
        3901 Granny White Pike
        Nashville, TN 37204
        (615)966-6463
        -----Original Message-----
        From: irised-bounces<at>iris.washington.edu on behalf of cdewolf<at>chsd.us
        Sent: Sat 4/19/2008 1:04 PM
        To: Jay Sinclair
        Cc: irised<at>iris.washington.edu
        Subject: Re: [irised] Illinois earthquake
        Really? I just looked at recent earthquakes at the USGS site and
        it is there. As it was felt by people in the Grand Rapids area -
        and some in our county, I sent an image of our station's
        seismogram to Channel 13 in Grand Rapids. They used it in their
        web-based story on the quake and came up to do some filming as I
        did a lesson relating to the quake with one of my classes.
        It was great to see the amount of coverage the science behind
        earthquakes got. They aired versions of the story using this
        footage at 6, 11 yesterday and 7:30 this morning.
        It was ironic that our "local" station out of Cadillac did not
        even respond to my e-mail.
        Now if I can just get my school to let me past the firewall again
        and get my station back on the IRIS site......
        Cris L. DeWolf
        Editor, The Michigan Earth Scientist
        Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association
        THEMIS-GEONS Ambassador
        NAGT Central Region State Contact
        We picked this quake up strongly on our AS-1, but now it has been
        deleted by the USGS. Why would this be?

        Jay

        Jay Sinclair
        OESTA Chair
        Past President
        Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association
        sinclair<at>ida.k12.mi.us

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        _/ Indiana University Phone (Lab): (812) 855-1008 _/
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