Earthquake! (San Diego, Glendale, San Bernardino: home, live in, dangerous)

[Artful-Thang]

Originally Posted by JTGJR

At least for me, the worst part of an earthquake is waiting to see how strong it's going to be. Then, it's not knowing if it was a really big one someplace else or just a garden variety one like today.

Exactly. Before I was laid off I worked in a 5-story building on earthquake rollers, we'd feel every little earthquake fairly well. I'd always wonder if I would need to duck under my desk or if I'd feel silly when it turned out to be nothing.

I always err on the side of caution, so there were a few times I ducked under my desk in case something big happened then felt silly. Hey, there's nothing like getting bashed in the head by something heavy to ruin your day! ;-) Then I always go to the earthquake map and log my info into the "Did you feel it?".

I've never gone through an earthquake where I've had any damage _at all_ to my house, but then I'm in Orange County. Thank goodness, though, as I'm apparently quite affected by the little ones I've felt!

[SoCalif]

I live near Pismo Beach and felt my chair sway just a little as I looked at my computer screen.

[Artful-Thang]

Originally Posted by DaBeez

Felt smaller than 5.8

Your experience of it will be quite dependent on whether you are inside or outside and if the building/area is on sandy soil, clays or bedrock. And how much water is in the soil under you.

Still, I can't say that I actually FELT this earthquake at all. It was the noise and the rattling of the objects in the room that alarmed me.

They may downgrade the quake...after they examine all the info they often change the size. Check the size tommorrow.

[JTGJR]

DaBeez, you were right! Just downgraded to a 5.4

[brikag]

this is my first.

[mosrto]

i live A couple miles away from chino hills, It hit pretty good about 30 seconds Was fun tho.

[Lovehound]

Originally Posted by k374

was scary here in OC.. it started shaking quite bad and everyone was hesitating to leave the building thinking it would stop and then it didn't stop and people are still hesitating to leave the building... why? What if it continued to intensify and the whole building came down? Those precious seconds could be the difference between life and death.

Depends where you are. In a big building, that could be a serious problem. In an ordinary single story wood frame house it's incredibly unlikely you will be harmed unless something falls on you (big screen tv?) or you step on broken glass.

My only concern for myself was property damage because I'm at home. It would have to be the *B*I*G* *O*N*E* to harm people in single story wood frame structures.

I just heard a report on TV that now they're saying 5.4

[CityGirl72]

OHHH I was in Ontario during the Northridge quake - that was fun!

I hear they've evacuated people off the rides at Disneyland

[valeriexoxo]

Im here in denver but my friend lives in LA and she just texted me saying there were earthquakes....scary!!!

I hope all ya'll are okay!

[MIKEETC]

Originally Posted by Artful-Thang

Exactly. Before I was laid off I worked in a 5-story building on earthquake rollers, we'd feel every little earthquake fairly well. I'd always wonder if I would need to duck under my desk or if I'd feel silly when it turned out to be nothing.

I always err on the side of caution, so there were a few times I ducked under my desk in case something big happened then felt silly. Hey, there's nothing like getting bashed in the head by something heavy to ruin your day! ;-) Then I always go to the earthquake map and log my info into the "Did you feel it?".

I've never gone through an earthquake where I've had any damage _at all_ to my house, but then I'm in Orange County. Thank goodness, though, as I'm apparently quite affected by the little ones I've felt!

Same here. The building I am was retrofitted about four years ago. They did a lot of new 'X' bracing; and I found out today that they also added rolling dampers. After the quake subsided, the building continued to move from side-to-side and then it stopped...