SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL

The Ruby Valley was hit with a 4.6 quake yesterday morning about 9:50.

I was in my VC office when I heard a lound rumble and things started rattling. Seven seconds later, it was over.

I checked the church and everything seemed to be fine. No noticeable damage, so that was good.

I did get a phone call later. Turns out that Sheridan was close to the epicenter and there was some serious damage around town. Pieces of buildings had come off and others received structural damage of one sort or another.

My house now has a few more cracks in it. A few items fell off shelves and were shattered. But all in all, the house is okay. Over in my office, a few books and knick-knacks were on the floor. Cupboard doors were open in the parish hall and several dishes fell out and were shattered. The good news is that they all managed to fall into a plastic mixing bowl, so the damage was nicely contained. And a new crack appeared in the sacristy at the church, but that was about it.

Every once in awhile, the ground rolls and reminds us that one day Yellowstone is going to get really really upset. But I'll take this over the tornadoes of the Midwest and the hurricanes of the East and Southeast anyday.