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I am about 80 miles north of the New Madrid, but the main fault that has been giving us trouble in the area is the Wabash Valley Zone. I am about 125 miles to the west of it.

I live in IL on the MO/IL line.

Any quakes that are 3.5 or higher coming from the New Madrid or the Wabash Valley I feel.

The 5.2 we had a couple weeks ago shook hard here for about 45 seconds. I knew right away when it woke me up that it was the Wabash Valley Fault because it has produced a few 3.5 quakes or higher in the last 10 years or so. The New Madrid quakes hardly ever reach 3.5 mag.

I prey we never see a 5.5 or higher coming out of the Wabash Valley or the New Madrid.

I try to translate some locale describer source TianYa BBS:
(by dint of a electronic dictionary) ==================
　　Crying~~~~~~~~~~ 　　

　　　　刚刚接通了一位采访过我的四川记者朋友的电话,她刚刚从绵竹退下来,这个娇小的丫头在电话里和我讲了她眼见的情况,她只用了四个字形容，就是：“世界末日。”她说她几乎无法工作，眼泪就没有停过，一片一片的废墟，到处是哭喊的声音，太惨了，救援队发了疯一样的救人，然而往往救不了，跟着去的摄影只了拍一张照片，就扔下相机去帮忙，因为那情景让你不可能站着看着。
Just Tel my friend who is a reporter，she is just back from MianZhu city，the pretty girl told me in telephone，words is:"the crack of doom"and she can't work can't stop tears ,too miserable,all is relic,voice by crying here and there,succors work crazy,but circs is too bad,a cameraman only got one photo,then he stoped\and abandon the camera,he is also going to be a succor,if you are there you only would do same thing

　　　　她和我说她在一个学校现场看到了她永远不会忘记的一幕，学校的主教学楼坍塌了大半，当时正在上课，几乎有100多个孩子被压在了下面。全是小学生。一些似乎是消防队员的战士在废墟中已经抢出了十几个孩子和三十多具尸体，看着那些小小的，带着红领巾却再也无法睁开眼睛的孩子，她说她突然觉得自己说话的勇气都没有了。
she told me，she would never forget,a building which central of a elementary school is collapsed a half, one hundred children is buryed, some soldiers have saved more than ten child and soldiers also diged up 30 body,face the children who can't see the world forever ,she said she suddenly lose courage to talk anything　

　　　然而就在抢救到最关键的时候,突然教学楼的废墟因为余震和机吊操作发生了移动，,随时有可能发生再次坍塌，再进入废墟救援十分的危险，几乎等于送死，当时的消防指挥下了死命令，让钻入废墟的人马上撤出来，要等到坍塌稳定后再进入，然而此时，几个刚才废墟出来的战士大叫又发现了孩子。　　几个战士听见了就不管了，转头又要往里钻，这时坍塌就发生了，一块巨大的混凝土块眼看就在往下陷，那几个往里转的战士马上给其他的战士死死拖住，两帮人在上面拉扯，最后废墟上的战士们被人拖到了安全地带，一个刚从废墟中带出了一个孩子的战士就跪了下来大哭，对拖着他的人说你们让我再去救一个，求求你们让我再去救一个！我还能再救一个！
when rescue in the moment of truth，suddenly the building is moved by aftershock,danger,the commandman ordered all succors must retreat,some soldiers cryed ,they find another child ,they disobey the order and want to rescue the child,but collapse was happening,a big beton downe,another man arrestment these soldiers do their endeavor,a soldier who just saved a child kneeling position, entreat another man let him go into the builing to save another child,he cryed:"I can do it , I can save more,let me do it"
　　看到这个情形所有人都哭了，然而所有人都无计可施，只眼睁睁的看着废墟第二次坍塌。后来，那几个小孩子还是给挖出来了，但是却只有一个还活着，看着那些个年轻的战士抱着那个幸存的小女孩在雨中大叫着跑向救援所在的帐篷的时候，她已经泣不成声。
all crying,tears,but no way,everyone only can saw the second collapse happen,after this,they diged up another child,but only saved one,
when she(my friend) watch the youn soldier hold the little girl run to the tabernacle,tears all face