Anyone Feel that CA earthquake?

[purrfectpear]

The quake was felt forcefully in Long Beach, where a series of sharp and loud jolts hit.

Dozens of office workers evacuated high-rise buildings in downtown Long Beach, but there were no immediate reports of physical damage.

Guess I should call my tenant. I''ve sublet my historic hirise condo in LB while I''m out in the midwest.

 

[2Artists]

My husband was in a much taller building than I was so I was a bit worried since we couldn''t get through to each other for a while. His building shook a LOT and a number of them evacuated.

That''s funny about the "we don''t get out of bed for anything less than a 6" I like that a lot!

I''m a native Californian same with my Dad but My Mom is a transplant and when I was growing up she would really freak out during earthquakes. She would run in the hall and scream "Earthquake" in a panicked voice which freaked me out more than the actual earthquake which I quite likely would have slept right through. Good times.

Mrs.2Artists

 

[AmberWaves]

Hahah, funny you should say that Tgal- I''m the only one in my family who freaks out about earthquakes. I''m a native born and bred (as my whole family happen to be), and I can NEVER get used to it. When they hit, everyone calls me to make sure I''m not dead by my own nerves.

 

[Miranda]

Yep, I felt it here in South OC. It sounded like a huge gust of wind hit the house and only lasted for 5 - 10 seconds. DD FREAKED! The poor little thing was shaking and about to cry. She''s better now, just a little clingy. I haven''t been able to get ahold of my dad. He works in Chino Hills. Today is his B-Day! What a way to celebrate.

 

[2Artists]

That's OK my heart is still beating a little faster too. I will never get over merely seeing what some of the damage looked like from the Northridge. I can't imagine how bad that one must have been for those really near the epicenter.

Horrible.

News says that the earthquake we just had would have have been much much worse had it been in more third world type conditions versus here where most are lucky enough to live in more structurally sound buildings. We are very lucky indeed.

I am taking the few things that are up high down for a day or so since last I heard the have been 27 aftershocks according to NPR.

I hope everyone and their family, kidlets, furry friends, friends etc. are OK.

Mrs.2Artists

 

[GoingCrazy29]

I''m in Indiana but I was on the phone training a client that is in Chino! He just screamed he would call back and I could hear stuff falling! It was definitely a first for me! He and everyone else was ok, but we had two more aftershocks while I was son the phone with him! Crazy!

 

[choro72]

I'm in Riverside, 30 miles away from the source. It was pretty big. I hid under my desk like I was trained to growing up. Of course, being from Japan, unless chairs get knocked down it doesn't phase me at all. I thought it was funny that the phone systems went down a few minutes afterwords.

I can imagine it being scary for people in upper floors. 44th floor! yikes.

 

[2Artists]

Miranda your poor little DD. And I hope you can reach your Dad soon. That is quite a B-Day!


Mrs.2Artists

 

[Miranda]

Date: 7/29/2008 4:58:34 PM
Author: 2Artists
Miranda your poor little DD. And I hope you can reach your Dad soon. That is quite a B-Day!


Mrs.2Artists

Thanks!

She''s playing with her brothers now. She''s feeling a little sensitive and cautious, though. I was so scared of earthquakes as a kid so I know how upset she is. I hope I can reach him, too. I know he''s fine because I talked to my mom who talked to him. I asked my mom why he ordered an earthquake for his birthday!

 

[zhuzhu]

I am in San Diego and even I felt it! I can''t imagine how scary it must have been for your LA gals. I hope nobody got hurt.

 

[jcarlylew]

I''m glad everyone was OK!!! I heard about it on the news today.

scary stuff!

 

[coatimundi_org]

Oh yah I felt it!

My first earthquake--scared me.
I was over in Culver City at school. Felt the floor moving under my feet. Did not like it one bit.
Glad everyone is okay!

 

[luvmyhalo]

I just left a playdate & was driving so I didn''t feel a thing. Weird how that happens because I was about 15 miles from where they say it was the strongest. The other Moms & kiddos I was just with felt it big time!!! They said it was pretty chaotic with a bunch of freaked out toddlers!

 

[MustangGal]

I actually miss the earthquakes. I''ve been in Phoenix for 5 years, but grew up in Palm Springs. I remember the Landers one, there were aftershocks the whole day! I agree with Independent Gal, anything less than 6 isn''t much of a bother

I''d take earthquakes over tornados or hurricanes anyday!

 

[EricaR]

I''m a native California girl and most times earthquakes don''t phase me at all. For some reason this one really really scared me.

 

[AmberWaves]

Coati- I''m from Culver City! We should have a meetup, as I now live down the street from my childhood home! I used to live by Tito''s Tacos- sound familiar?

 

[coatimundi_org]

Date: 7/29/2008 8:27:40 PM
Author: AmberWaves
Coati- I''m from Culver City! We should have a meetup, as I now live down the street from my childhood home! I used to live by Tito''s Tacos- sound familiar?

Oh let''s do! I pass Tito''s all the time!

 

[BigDiamonds]

I actually work for a company that specializes in Earthquake and Hurricane insurance, and we totally geeked out over this today. We''re a relatively young company (10 years), so we haven''t had many quake claims. We always joke about earthquake being the "forgotten peril" because hurricanes have gotten so much attention over the last few years.

Our whole company revolves around hurricane season, but we always joke that every day is quake season. As soon as I heard about the quake today I went running over to the woman who manages our earthquake region and said, "It''s quake season!" just as she said "I''m not forgotten anymore!" lol

Of course we never wish natural disasters on anyone, but when there is minimal damage it seems okay to have a little fun.

 

[Love Street]

Gosh - I''m the only person in southern California who did NOT feel the earthquake - and this would have been my 1st one.

I was on the 405 in Long Beach and wouldn''t have known about the earthquake for my whole commute if I hadn''t been listening to NPR (and Air Talk, live, when Larry Mantle interrupted himself to say, "Ok, we''re having an earthquake... it''s a pretty good one...just gonna sit tight until the shaking stops"). But nope, at 65mph, I couldn''t feel it.

I''m normally at work on the 13th floor of a downtown LA highrise, which my co-workers all said was just swaying on its rollers. Darn - I feel so left out of this unique experience - and it was a relatively "safe" one too that would have been good for a virgin earthquake experience!!!

I live in LB (my husband works in downtown LB and felt it in his high rise), so I got off the freeway and headed back to check on my dog - but freaked myself out because I didn''t want to wait under the overpass in case this was only a foreshock or there were large aftershocks. No water sloshed from our pool, nothing fell, and the dog not phased at all.

 

[staci76]

Date: 7/29/2008 3:51:17 PM
Author: TravelingGal

Date: 7/29/2008 3:41:05 PM
Author: LAJennifer

Date: 7/29/2008 3:00:21 PM
Author:AmberWaves
According to the news it was a 5.8, which we haven''t had for a while now! Boy, things were shaking, and now cell phones aren''t working for us.

Link to News

Yep. I was rockin'' and rollin'' in Beverly Hills. It was big. Didn''t scare me though - don''t know why. Wondering if I should go home and check on the kitties.

Natives don''t get as nervous as transplants do, and understandably so.

We shook for sure, but they don''t faze me unless I have a hard time keeping balance and can''t run for cover.

As we califonians say, we don''t get out of bed for anything less than a 6.

That''s so true, TravelingGal... I was at work in Santa Barbara, CA and we definitely felt it but it''s kind of funny because nobody in my office actually left the building. A couple co-workers said "Earthquake" and that was about it. I noticed my monitor started shaking and then I felt the rolling motion (we''re on the second floor). I stayed at my desk and kept looking out the window to see if I could see anything going on outside. For most people who have been through any of the larger quakes in California, it takes a lot more shaking / rolling for us to react to it because we''ve felt it so many times before...

 

[miraclesrule]

Date: 7/29/2008 4:56:58 PM
Author: choro72
I''m in Riverside, 30 miles away from the source. It was pretty big. I hid under my desk like I was trained to growing up. Of course, being from Japan, unless chairs get knocked down it doesn''t phase me at all. I thought it was funny that the phone systems went down a few minutes afterwords.

I can imagine it being scary for people in upper floors. 44th floor! yikes.

This training just chaps my hide!! Don''t ever go under your desk!! You should be laying down next to your desk. They don''t make steel desks like they used to when kids were taught that. Now, should a builing collapse, it will land on your desk and crush it...and you. Being right next to a desk, preferably between two of them will leave an open space for you or your child to avoid being crushed and more likely to survive.

I''m in safety and risk management and it really angers us that so many people don''t know this updated information. In fact, my staff just sent out free earthquake preparedness pamphlets to all our California locations and our corporate office. The first thing I did was call my staff and told them...good timing on that earthquake info, eh?

 

[choro72]

Date: 7/30/2008 1:18:05 PM
Author: miraclesrule

Date: 7/29/2008 4:56:58 PM

Author: choro72

I''m in Riverside, 30 miles away from the source. It was pretty big. I hid under my desk like I was trained to growing up. Of course, being from Japan, unless chairs get knocked down it doesn''t phase me at all. I thought it was funny that the phone systems went down a few minutes afterwords.


I can imagine it being scary for people in upper floors. 44th floor! yikes.

This training just chaps my hide!! Don''t ever go under your desk!! You should be laying down next to your desk. They don''t make steel desks like they used to when kids were taught that. Now, should a builing collapse, it will land on your desk and crush it...and you. Being right next to a desk, preferably between two of them will leave an open space for you or your child to avoid being crushed and more likely to survive.


I''m in safety and risk management and it really angers us that so many people don''t know this updated information. In fact, my staff just sent out free earthquake preparedness pamphlets to all our California locations and our corporate office. The first thing I did was call my staff and told them...good timing on that earthquake info, eh?

That''s really interesting. I think in Japan they still teach the kids to hide under the desk, but the last time I had an earthquake training was 1998 so it may be outdated. I do know that different countries tell different things. In Japan the motto is "Don''t push, don''t run, don''t chat". I heard that in Taiwan the motto is "Run for your lives!!".

They also taught us that bathroom stalls are safer because the tight space allows for a stronger structure. Is that true?

 

[meresal]

I'm not sure about Earthquakes... but growing up in North in Texas (for tornados) they teach us to go into hallways and if your at home you get to an interior bathroom in your house (no windows), get in a bathtub/shower with a mattress over your head (or a storm shelter, in Kansas and other places a little bit north that can dig underground). This is mainly to protect yourself from flying debris that could come through walls or windows with such strong winds.

I can see how old stronger steel desks would provide some kind of impact barrier, but I have family in California, and I would love to know that my nieces are getting the right earthquake training.

I talked to my sister who's office is about 20 miles from the epicenter. She explained it as shaky/rattling/rumbly, followed by "This place is nuts!!"

She's been there for 10 yrs, so I think this one was the biggest California type thing she has experienced. Other than being about 4 miles south of the mud slides in Southern OC last year.

I'm very happy to hear that everyone is doing good!!

 

[poshpepper]

I felt it for sure. I was at work (near Thousand Oaks) but didn''t get up from my chair (I was here for the 94 Northridge Earthquake and was about 1 mile from the epicenter)... so this one was small and I was just waiting it out LOL!

Sure glad it wasnt bigger and that no one was killed!

 

[musey]

AAAAAGH I MISSED IT!!

I am way into this "force of nature" stuff... grew up in Tornado alley... and have been waiting all of my 5 years in LA to feel an earthquake. Here I am, back in IL for my bridal shower, and I get a call from FI saying "You''ll never guess what you just missed!"

Good thing I got a killer thunderstorm that day, instead, otherwise I would''ve been completely

 

[purrfectpear]

I used to have a salt water aquarium and still visit a forum for that occasionally. I checked in the SoCal region and at least one guy lost his aquarium and the rest had anywhere from a gallon to 3-4 gallons sloshed over the rim on the floor.

I was on the freeway when we had a smaller earthquake a few years back and you''re right, you don''t feel a thing.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

All new for me. We were eating breakfast in PS when "it" hit--I thought it was a semi driving near-by.........I wondered if damage might interfere with our travel plans, but alas it did not. Pretty weird, all round.

cheers--Sharon