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sepdet ([personal profile] sepdet) wrote2008-07-29 11:50 am

Hello, Mommy Nature

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Longest earthquake I've felt since moving here. FUN, especially on the second story! Shakey shakey shakey shakey shakey onnnn and on. Everything rattled and creaked, and I could see things moving, but nothing fell off shelves. My first guess was "that's a biggie," but not right on top of me because it wasn't harsh. It felt like the edges of the jolts were rounded, if that makes any sense. Slightly cushioned. Which usually means farther away, rather than sharp and hard right underneath me. But it wasn't far enough away to be a roller like the 7.2 ten years ago.

Oh, lookie, an aftershock! (11:51)

Fun turning on the TV and hearing "preliminary magnitude 5.9." Which means there's probably been minor damage but it's unlikely to have caused much injury, unless somebody was really in the wrong place at the wrong time.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled terra firma.

EDIT: Downgraded to a 5.4. Better, I suppose, as that means minimal damage. Sounds like a few water main breaks here and there.

Link to Google Map of epicenter; I'm in Irvine to the sw

[identity profile] jeanniemac.livejournal.com 2008-07-29 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
The epicenter was near Long Beach apparently.

And if you think it was fun on the second floor, try 10 stories up in a building with earthquake rollers. I'm still queasy...

[identity profile] cormac.livejournal.com 2008-07-29 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Chino Hills, near Pomona. Felt at least as far as San Diego and Bakersfield.

[identity profile] trekqueen.livejournal.com 2008-07-29 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
here's the map with all the lovely aftershocks

Image. *fixed stupid link*

we felt it reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally good here. Dunno if it is because we are a roller building or what. I was really this close *shows tiny space between fingers* to jumping under my desk. Phones are still out up here even.
Edited 2008-07-29 19:17 (UTC)