It would seem that Missouri my homestate might be either gearing up for a big earth quake, or she is letting off steam and there fore releasing the energy slowly over time, which is what I am hoping for, we had another close by last week that  was also a 5.

Residents are waking up to an earthquake in St. Louis County, Mo.

Last month, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook much of the Midwest. Its epicenter was near West Salem, Ill., near the Indiana border. More than two dozen aftershocks followed that quake, some registering 4.0 magnitude and higher.

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On the Net:

U.S. Geological Survey: http://www.usgs.gov