Lenny Bruce is not afraid...

[fenwic]

About 3-1/2 hours ago, we had a wee temblor here in the Bay Area. Nothing huge (certainly not by California standards), but it is the first time I've crouched down in a doorway in a long while. I was worried about the folks in San Francisco, but it turns out the epicenter was in Alum Rock (near San Jose). No casualties or serious damage

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[fenchurche]

I've been in lots and lots of earthquakes... Guam really isn't a very stable place. The ones in Spokane and Utah were pretty small... to the point where if other people hadn't pointed out that the ground was shaking, I'm not sure I would have noticed.

And then there have been several here in Seattle since we moved to the area. I actually missed the Nisqually quake, though... I'd left earlier that day on my drive down to Vegas for Comdex (by way of Utah to visit the in-laws). I'd gotten to my aunt's place in Mountain Home, ID and tried calling rackham only to get a weird fast busy signal. I didn't think much of it and decided to use my aunt's computer to check my email and then try calling again... and, of course, the first thing I saw when I logged in was the headline "Earthquake Rocks Seattle." I eventually got hold of Rackham via IM about an hour later, but it freaked me out a bit.

Speaking of the Nisqually quake, have you ever seen the footage from a webcam up at a Microsoft computer lab? It's out on YouTube.

[fenwic]

Wow, that's quite an assortment! I have actually been to Guam -- just a layover -- but all I remember is the stifling humidity. My dad was actually stationed there back in the day, but he never mentioned quakes. Unstable, hmm? Scary. And gah, how scary to not be able reach rackham! That hour must have been long indeed.

And whoa, thanks for the YouTube link. I'm surprised there wasn't an avalanche of monitors and CPUs in that tiny space.

Oh, Mother Nature, why can't you be nice?!!

[fenwic]

Oh, I think that you would be all grace under pressure in a quake, but at this point, I, too, hope that you never experience one. I suspect they can only be fun when you're a kid (and the quakes are small, natch).

Spike and Lex were TOTALLY cool. Between the two of them they've survived tornadoes and apocalypses after all :P

[bliss_]

Hey,

Shiny new header! How are you doing? Any big Halloween plans?

[fenwic]

Here. Which I know sounds weird, but we do get small ones.
Really? How often?

Shiny new header!
OMG I KNOW! WHERE'S DEAN?! Heh, I've been meaning to post... A new obsession has taken me utterly and completely by surprise... I'm beginning to think it's a Candian (or Vancouverian) plot!

How are you doing? Any big Halloween plans?
I'm well, thanks :) No plans. Just waiting for the weekend. I do have my subscription play on Sunday, though. You?

[juliedarling]

Glad you're okay! :x

We don't really have earthquakes here; it's very, very flat.

[fenwic]

Glad you're okay! :x
Thank you! *smooches*

We don't really have earthquakes here; it's very, very flat.
Hee, does that make a difference? Perhaps I should move to Indy. They say a big quake rocks the Hayward fault every 140 years -- and next October is year 139 O_O

[sp23]

I put down Sylmar although technically I wasn't "in" it in that I wasn't near the epicenter, but even where I was (Rialto near San Bernardino), it woke us up. It was my first earthquake after moving to California, and I had no idea what was going on.

The Imperial Valley earthquake was much nearer to where I lived (Indio), and I actually had to hold onto the headboard of my bed. Fortunately I was once again not at the epicenter, but close enough to get pretty scared.

And, of course, while living in Southern California, I experienced any number of 4.5 or less temblors. As any Californian knows, if it's 4.5 or less you just go 'huh', and go about your business because they're not even worth noticing. *g*

[fenwic]

I put down Sylmar although technically I wasn't "in" it in that I wasn't near the epicenter
I say if you feel it, you're in it!

This quake was the closest I've ever been to the epicenter, but Northridge was the strongest I've ever felt (it pretty much tossed me out of bed), followed by Loma Prieta, and I was way up in the Napa Valley for that one. (The bed just rolled across the floor.)

I've been with people during their first quakes, and it's always interesting when they don't even know what it is. I guess that can be quite scary. And waking up to them is just surreal :|

As any Californian knows, if it's 4.5 or less you just go 'huh', and go about your business because they're not even worth noticing. *g*
Ha! Exactly. We just sort of sit and wait for that undefined moment when you think, "This just might be a 5+. Better head for the old doorway." :)

[sp23]

I love the California game of "Guess the Richter Scale".

"Hey, that was only a 4.0."

"OMG, that had to be a 6.5!"

Hee.