Earthquake...Zzzz...
Oct. 28th, 2012 09:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
furtechHuh. Moderate earthquake this morning. Just big enough to shake the house more than the wind (we regularly have winds over 40mph). Quake was about a 4.0 mag: big enough to startle the dogs and gave the tourists a thrill.
For native Californians, earthquakes provide their own alarm-warning system: if it's big enough to literally throw you out of bed, take action; if not, go back to sleep. Ironically, the current official recommended action is...to get back in bed. Win-win.
Apparently your own bed is one of the safest places in your house: great shock-absorber, not much to fall on you there (unless you foolishly store a library's worth of books over your head...*cough*...hrm). Better than doorways (the quake often causes the doors to slam with surprising force...with unfortunate results). Most common injury after a big quake: broken fingers (doors slamming), broken/sprained wrists and ankles (people trying to run while the place shakes like a funhouse ride).
Most surprising about this little shaker: A friend living on the epicenter (Martes) and her husband apparently didn't feel a thing...the fish tank wasn't even splashing (fishtanks: a common SoCal EQ monitor).
For native Californians, earthquakes provide their own alarm-warning system: if it's big enough to literally throw you out of bed, take action; if not, go back to sleep. Ironically, the current official recommended action is...to get back in bed. Win-win.
Apparently your own bed is one of the safest places in your house: great shock-absorber, not much to fall on you there (unless you foolishly store a library's worth of books over your head...*cough*...hrm). Better than doorways (the quake often causes the doors to slam with surprising force...with unfortunate results). Most common injury after a big quake: broken fingers (doors slamming), broken/sprained wrists and ankles (people trying to run while the place shakes like a funhouse ride).
Most surprising about this little shaker: A friend living on the epicenter (Martes) and her husband apparently didn't feel a thing...the fish tank wasn't even splashing (fishtanks: a common SoCal EQ monitor).
