Yup! in New Madrid, Missouri
about 100 miles east of where I live.

Recent estimate put it as a 8.9.

It was the Missouri that flowed backwards
as the 30 ft level change altered topography.

The next one is 30 years over due here in
the land of no seismic protection.

--
Theo in Zone 5
Kansas City

But wasn't one of the very massive historic earthquakes on this
continent that made the Mississippi flow in the other direction for a
while? (I do realize that this is not exaclty applicable here, but just
wondering ...)

And today it was hail. Over 20 minutes of larger-than-marble sized
fury falling out of the sky. Exactly how many signs of the
Apocalypse are there supposed to be, anyway?

Time for Kalki to make his appearance, it would seem g. At least that
is what my grandmother would say in case you were wondering
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/k/kalki.html.

Maybe I shouldn't bother transplanting the buddleias. They'll
probably just get hit by a meteor tomorrow...

Transplanting Buddleias is very heavy work. And they are lovely plants,
well worth the effort. So, don't go having a meteor shower on them ...

We have had thundershowers and hail in late April, and tomorrow morning
a heavy May storm is heading towards us. BTW, it is not La Nina but El
Nino to be blamed. El Nino is superimposed on La Vieja this year, I
heard them saying around here.

Good luck.

--
Radika
California
USDA 9 / Sunset 15