that was a shaker all right!
Wow. approximately one hour ago (8:04 pm October 30, 2007) poor San joser residents (that's slang for people who live in san jose, ca) were hit with a crazy ass earthquake that was measured to be a 5.6. The quake was timed to be 15 seconds but I know that is not right, the quake felt more like 25 seconds. The earthquake was felt all over the bay area but the epicenter was in Alum Rock, about 7 miles east of San Jose. The quake was long and fairly intense. The shaking caused a lot of pictures and other stuff on shelves to move around (not fall) and the pictures hanging were all crooked and drawers were opened.
What was I doing?
Well let's just say I felt the earthquake probably 1 millisecond into the whole thing. I jumped up and bolted of my condo... forgetting I had Neil and the dogs with me!! I grabbed the door and ran back and Neil yelled at me to get under the doorway. The dogs were both under the table freaking out. I personally am not much of an under-the-door or under-a-table kind of girl, i like to just run the fuck out of the building, wherever I may be. I should have told Neil about that before :)
The entire duration of the earthquake really felt long. I felt like Neil and I had spoken a couple of sentences back and forth before the shaking came to a stop. I can't believe he didn't want to run out the building. He was being stubborn and he was under a doorway in the kitchen. God that's so unsafe. We live in a condo, on the bottom floor, where 4 stories sit above us. Talk about being pounded by cement, just the thought of that makes me want to run outside, right now!
All in all, things are fine now. I was shaking after the entire thing and all of us were all jumbled with emotion. Earthquakes are crazy but cool in a weird way.
Picture of the epicenter and magnitude:
I couldn't help but be reminded of the '89 Loma Prieta quake. Now that WAS SCARY. This was a shocker but no where nearly as scary as that shaker.
I hope everyone around the Bay Area is safe. This is just a good reminder that we all need to be prepared. Not go out and buy a rifle (like my other half suggested a few minutes ago), but go to Costco and sites like QuakeCare and buy yourself and family a kit for Christmas. Trust me, if it comes down to it, they will thank you for saving their life. :)
What was I doing?
Well let's just say I felt the earthquake probably 1 millisecond into the whole thing. I jumped up and bolted of my condo... forgetting I had Neil and the dogs with me!! I grabbed the door and ran back and Neil yelled at me to get under the doorway. The dogs were both under the table freaking out. I personally am not much of an under-the-door or under-a-table kind of girl, i like to just run the fuck out of the building, wherever I may be. I should have told Neil about that before :)
The entire duration of the earthquake really felt long. I felt like Neil and I had spoken a couple of sentences back and forth before the shaking came to a stop. I can't believe he didn't want to run out the building. He was being stubborn and he was under a doorway in the kitchen. God that's so unsafe. We live in a condo, on the bottom floor, where 4 stories sit above us. Talk about being pounded by cement, just the thought of that makes me want to run outside, right now!
All in all, things are fine now. I was shaking after the entire thing and all of us were all jumbled with emotion. Earthquakes are crazy but cool in a weird way.
Picture of the epicenter and magnitude:
I couldn't help but be reminded of the '89 Loma Prieta quake. Now that WAS SCARY. This was a shocker but no where nearly as scary as that shaker.
I hope everyone around the Bay Area is safe. This is just a good reminder that we all need to be prepared. Not go out and buy a rifle (like my other half suggested a few minutes ago), but go to Costco and sites like QuakeCare and buy yourself and family a kit for Christmas. Trust me, if it comes down to it, they will thank you for saving their life. :)
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