Sunday, May 17, 2009

Earthquake

Holy sheep, that was big. O_O Unless the epicenter was in our basement, that was definitely a doozy. All the other Southern California people okay?

I was downstairs napping on the couch when suddenly everything was moving and rattling. It went on for probably around 20-30 seconds, although it's hard to tell looking back to huddling in a doorway with my husband; once your heartrate goes up, time estimates tend to go kind of off-kilter. [wry smile]

EDIT: The USGS entry just came up -- it was a 5.0 right in LA. It felt stronger, but probably because it pretty much was in our basement. [laugh/flail] I hope everyone else is okay.

Angie

8 comments:

Charles Gramlich said...

Geeze. Must a been scary. Hope everyone is OK>

Angie said...

Charles -- it was definitely scary at the time, and I don't usually spook at earthquakes. My husband did a walk-around and nothing's broken, just a few things shaken up, so that's good. Thanks!

Angie

Anne Vis said...

Glad you are well ... ;-)

Angie said...

Anne -- thanks! There was a lot of "Ack!" at the time, but then it was over and everything's all right. :)

Angie

writtenwyrdd said...

Based on your description I would have guessed a 5.0 or thereabouts. Those just rattle stuff on the shelves, mostly, but aren't they noisy?

I never used to be bothered by earthquakes, having grown up with constant tremblors in the 2 and 3 range as a kid, but after Loma Prieta, where I was 5 miles from the epicenter and stuck in a windowless room, dancing around fire file cabinets and drawers and furniture all slamming about in the dark, I get a bit wigged out by them.

Glad nothing was broken!

Angie said...

WW -- are you sure we didn't work for the same company back in '89? :D I was still at work when Loma Prieta hit, and that describes my office pretty well. I was in a tank, so no windows, but the open safes had their drawers sliding back and forth and banging around. It wasn't dark, though, for which I'm very happy.

Angie

Caryn Caldwell said...

Oh, how scary!!! So glad you made it through okay.

Angie said...

Caryn -- it definitely got my heartrate up for a minute or two. [grin] Thanks!

Angie