Last week, a neighboring town had an earthquake. It was in a little town called Wells, NV, which about 20 miles from the Utah border. That makes it about 80 miles from us in Tooele. Since the quake measured 6.0, we did feel it. At first, I thought the dog had bumped into my chair as I sat reading the morning paper. Then, I realised that she was still in the kitchen. I asked my Aunt if she had felt anything. She said "no". I said "Wait". Sure enough, in a few seconds the earth began to roll. that's really what it felt like.......like my chair was on rollers that were going around and around. It seemed to go on for a long time, in fact I was wondering if it was time to go stand in a doorway, but it was probably about a minute. The earthquake was 6.5 miloes deep. Maybe that was why it felt like a roll instead of a shake.
Wells is a small town, part of it quite old and still being used. Unfortunately, those older buildings didn't hold up to the quake very well. There was quite a bit of damage. They showed film from the survalance cameras inside a grocery store on TV. There were cans and packages falling all over. The last I heard, there were 42 homes too damaged for people to live in. Over 180 people needed somewhere to stay. The Red Cross was there very quickly, supplying food and water and blankets and such. Fortunately, there have seemed to be a lot of people show up to help. Since there are a whole lot of faults in my area, it made me stop and think that we might need to think about getting a little prepared when our turn comes.
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