Blue Collar Scientist

I think everyone here knows I have a massive professional crush on Pamela Gay, so I was paying attention this morning when she blogged and twittered about something out of the ordinary in her midwest domicile.

Earlier today she experienced a 5.4 magnitude earthquake - she didn’t seem quite sure about it at first, but got good data after a short time - and now PhysOrg shows us a seismometer trace of the phenomenon that altered Pamela’s polar alignment ever so slightly.

What can I say, Pamela - I live in Alaska, we get them all the time, and experience and familiarity doesn’t really help. Earthquakes are freaky and frightening, but it could have been a lot worse.

Tags: earthquake, Pamela Gay

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