BZ, I know what you mean. It's not just the suddeness for me. It's the fact that each shake is different and so fleeting. It always felt surreal -- except for the damage left over.
Here I go talking in the past tense for me when Vacaville to Winters has had some huge ones.
Brandi, the SFO area just gets more media coverage. I can remember hearing about the devastation in Santa Cruz/Aptos/Capitol during the Loma Prieta, I think that was it, but it was long after the fact and got very little coverage.
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07-20-2007, 06:45 AM #1
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07-20-2007, 06:50 AM #2
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I know - my first thought is never "Oh, it's an earthquake" - I always run through several totally outlandish scenarios ("moving truck landed on roof? Car drove into side of house?") before I realize what's going on, even after 25 years in California.
Originally Posted by SadieKate
Keep calm and carry on...
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07-20-2007, 07:51 AM #3
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Didn't feel anything here in Concord.
Years ago while living in Pasadena I was about 2 miles from the epicenter of a similarly-sized quake. I was in the shower at the time, and was sure it was the Big One, with a lot of things falling over but nothing breaking. Almost nothing was reported on the TV though, and I got to work (which was about 15 miles from the quake) to find almost no one else had felt it. So my Big One was a non-event to the rest of the world. It's really surprising though, just how violent the shaking can be when you're close to the epicenter. Hopefully when the Big One does hit I will not be naked and blind, though
Glad you made it through OK, Z.
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