Geology Research Team Survey Results
Survey Questions Chokio Donnelly Dumont Graceville Herman Morris Wheaton TOTAL
Total Number 25 18 23 19 30 35 29 179
Where were you?        
indoors 15 11 16 13 28 30 25 138
in car or other vehicle 4 1 2   1     8
outdoors                
If in a house, where were you?        
basement 1   1         2
first floor 13 11 11 13 25 31 22 126
second floor     1 1   1   3
third floor               0
other: school             2 2
other: hospital       1   2   3
other: bar 1   2         3
other: café             1 1
other: theater             1 1
What type of house/building is it?        
brick       1 11 7   19
stone   1       4 1 6
wood 14 10 12 13 25 31 22 127
stucco   2   1       3
mobile home     1         1
other: metal           1   1
If you were in a car or vehicle:        
gravel/dirt road     1     1   2
concrete road               0
tar road 3 1           4
field               0
moving 3   1     1   5
standing still 1 1           2
You were:        
sitting 15 7 15 10 17 15 20 99
standing 13 8 6 8 12 12 9 68
lying down         1 1   2
other: golfing       1       1
other: kneeling           1   1
other: walking           1   1
You observed:        
hanging objects swinging 6 1 2 4 2 1 2 18
vibrations like passing truck 14 5 11 10 15 21 15 91
standing motor cars rock 2             2
jolt like a heavy ball striking walls   1 5 1 3 4   14
windows, dishes, doors rattling 6 7 6 7 4 11 6 47
glasses clinking/crockery clashing 2 3 3   3 4 3 18
wooden walls or frame creaking     2     2   4
liquids disturbed or spilled   1 2 12   1 2 18
small objects displaced or upset 1   1 3   4 1 10
doors swinging closed/open       1   1   2
movement of pictures 5 1 1 2     1 10
glass or dishes broken       1     3 4
books off shelves               0
furniture moved     2 1   1   4
small bells ringing               0
trees or bushes shaken     2 1   2   5
hanging objects quiver 5 1 1 2 4 7   20
damage to masonry 1 1 1 1     1 5
Other observations:        
ground shaking 1 2 2 1   1 1 8
buildings shaking 1 2 3 4 13 5 9 37
larger objects displaced 1         1   2
larger objects rattling 2   1 2   1   6
larger objects shaking/quivering   1       5   6
objects falling 1 1   1 1 2 1 7
animals react     1     1   2
people fall             2 2
creaking   1           1
antenna on pick-up moving         1     1
pre- or post-event              

0
Estimated time (seconds):        
<2             2 2
2 to 3 5 2 2 3 4 7   23
4 to 5 1 1 4 3 5 2 5 21
5 to 6 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 23
7 to 8     1 1 2   5 9
9 to 10   3 4 2 4 2 1 16
11 to 15 1 2 5   2 4 3 17
16 to 20 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 13
21 to 25             1 1
26 to 30 4   1 1   4   10
>30 3 1 1   3 2 1 11
Was there any noise?        
yes 19 13 18 13 27 31 29 150
no 7 2 4 2 1 2   18
loud, sharp noise like cannon fire 4 11 10 12 9 10 21 77
rumble like a passing train 19 10 19 21 25 28 20 142
Other:        
cave-in   1   2   1 1 5
crash 2 3 5     2 1 13
Have you noted any damage?        
yes 3   3 2 2 1 5 16
no 22 11 20 17 21 30 23 144
cracked walls (interior) 2 1 2     1 5 11
cracked walls (exterior)               0
ripped/torn wallpaper               0
cracked foundations or masonry 1   1 2 1 2 3 10
other damage: slanted door   1           1
Who noticed first?        
man         1   2 3
woman   2   3 4 1   10
same time 1   3 2   9 8 23
Your reaction:        
anxiety         1 2   3
apprehension     1   2 2   5
concern     1   2 4 2 9
confusion 5 11 6 6 10 18 16 72
fear 7 4   5 3 1 3 23
indifference 8 4 10 5 9 6 6 48
shock 3   1 4   1 5 14
worried 1 1     3 2 2 9
other: surprise   1   1 1 2   5
other: going outside   2           2
other: fascinated         1 4 2 7
other: wake-up           1   1
other: curiosity         1 3 3 7
Reaction of others:        
anxiety               0
apprehension         1 1   2
concern         1 10 11 22
confusion               0
fear     2 1 2 5   10
indifference 1             1
shock         1 1 1 3
worried               0
other: surprise           1   1
other: going outside         1 5   6
Gender of Respondents
Respondents who were male 74               
Respondents who were female 105  
Age of respondents:        
<21 36                             
22-40 32  
41-60 24  
>60 34