EARTHQUAKE?, who felt it?! Options

[nikx618]

There was just a big ass earthquake here in CA.
Did anyone feel it? o.O

[manny-the-dino]

Lol. Yeah, I felt it too. For some reason everyone is saying it was a big one but I didn't feel a big one.

[nikx618]

you were probably far from the center point... if that makes sense
haha, it was a 5.6.
it was pretty long, but not THAT BIG. but it tipped over
my ps2 off my tv. and the remote.
i was running around my room,
cause i didnt know WTF TO DO. haha

or was it 5.8 look,
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recent.../ci14383980.php

[manny-the-dino]

Hahaha. Yeah our cleaning lady like ran out into the living room. It was soooo funny!
I think I'm far away from the center point. I live in the valley.

[nikx618]

haha. the quake went all the way to chino hills,
damn that's far.

[fredatemespleen]

omgomgomg.
I was in the shower and it knocked this huge bottle of shampoo on my toes.
D:
stuff fell off shelves, inlcuding our wii. i hope its not broken. X:
it was sceeeery.

and i'm in the O.C. area.

[nikx618]

haha, that's scary. lmfao. in the shower. i wouldve like
ran out naked. HAHA.

[manny-the-dino]

^LOOOOL.
Oh man, I would have been really scared if I was in the shower.


Yeah I'm sort of far from the center point; I live near Northridge. I'm just scared that an after shock will happen. I have to make sure my grandma, brother, cleaning lady, & my puppies get out safe. "/

[fredatemespleen]

HAHAHA.
i should've.

[nikx618]

ohh, i see. yeah, my grandma was freaking out.
she like went under the table and all.
&my doggy is at my cousin's house, so she's alright.
haha. my friends have been saying that their phones
are getting messed up. like lagging texts
&they cant call people. hmmm


&you should've just for the hell of it. ahha

[nikx618]

^haha, i was like panicking. haha.
i was like wtf am i supposed to do now?
my aunt's tv BROKE. i just found that out.
wow.

i was laughing when it was over. haha.
&myspace is blowing up with bulletins
about that earthquake haaha

[nikx618]

lmfao. xP
imma eat. haha, later.

[fredatemespleen]

yea, my phone doesn't work either. -__-
some relatives from wisconsin are here and they were freaking out.
like, the one lady(i have no idea how or where theyre related) was crying and like, screaming/talking in her wisconsin accent and i couldn't understand anything she was saying.
it was funny. x]

omg. do you think they'll still have rides going?
I'm goin to the OC fair today and the relatives are going to Knotts.
it'll be all awww if theres no rides...

haha. and nobodys posted any bulletins on mine.
xD

[manny-the-dino]

I love the OC Fair. It's fun. I went last year. I dk about the ride thing though. Maybe you should call?

I feel like my posts in this topic are spam. "/

[firechild]

This is why im glad i live in minnesota, no earthquakes (and if there are, they're small)

[towntown2]

Definitely felt it.
The quake was in Chino Hills, and I was in Simi Valley.
Felt pretty strong.

Made me hide under a table while my doggy growls.
I kinda panicked.

[nikx618]

OC FAIR? ohh, sounds fun. there is this fair at my old school, but thats pretty much it.
Minnesota? this is cool, how we all live in different places.
haha, the internet is amazing.

[moninja]

^me too. i live in washington and i woke up this morning feeling nothing ;D

[Eww]

I've always wanted to witness an Earthquake. Not a bad one though, ofcourse. But, we don't get many in New York.

[nikx618]

well, you guys get snow... right?
i would rather have snow, than earthquakes.
haha

[moninja]

well, you guys get snow... right?
i would rather have snow, than earthquakes.
haha

lol yeah, but snow = school cancellations = a longer wait till summer

[towntown2]

^^
Agreed.
Snow doesn't make your collection of shot glasses fall off the shelves.
Or your ramen lunch spill out of your bowls.

[Eww]

School cancellations don't lead to a longer wait till summer for us o_o.

[firechild]

Not usually.

but snow can trap you in your house....

I guess earthquakes do that too.

[moninja]

School cancellations don't lead to a longer wait till summer for us o_o.

wtf, serious? cause here they add a day to the end of the school year cause of the snow they don't count delays though.

[nikx618]

^that sucks!

but i always wanted a SNOW DAY.
haha, like all the kids like go play in the snow
cause school was cancelled. like the movies, youknow?
hha

[moninja]

^that sucks!

but i always wanted a SNOW DAY.
haha, like all the kids like go play in the snow
cause school was cancelled. like the movies, youknow?
hha

seriously. i mean, it's not bad if it's just one day, yenno what i mean? but when i was in seventh grade we had like 5 snow days where it was bad enough to cancel school that was like, another week of school added to the last day.

[Eww]

Schools are so gay with snow days.
I remember one time it was like at least 12 inches and we still had school, and then the next week it was like 3 inches and they canceled school.

[towntown2]

We get fire days.
But playing with smoke and ashes isn't as fun as playing with snow.

[firechild]

wtf, serious? cause here they add a day to the end of the school year cause of the snow they don't count delays though.

Happens alot in MN

[fagget]

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EXPERIENCING AN EARTHQUAKE AND I THINK I JUST SHITTED MY PANTS.

[nikx618]

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EXPERIENCING AN EARTHQUAKE AND I THINK I JUST SHITTED MY PANTS.

We get fire days.
But playing with smoke and ashes isn't as fun as playing with snow.

lmfao

[treschicgeek]

Yeah I felt it. Which is weird...cuz I live like...3 minutes from Tijuana. Haha.

My dogs were barking for around...15-20 minutes before it & that's what woke me up. Then I turn on my laptop & everything starts shaking...my desk, TV,& my whole house. I'm like ":stubborn: Another earthquake?"

I turned on the news & saw it was 5.7 magnitude, then they said that it's changed to 5.6, then again to 5.4

They also said that there were like...4 aftershocks with a magnitude of at least 3. asdfghjkl;

[fagget]

I don't know if my friends lying to me or what, but he said there's another one that's going to be stronger? I don't know. I'm just really nervous, and I never got like... earthquake protection training? Ha, I don't know. We have tornado drills, but nobody f**king taught me how to defend myself against an earthquake, and the most logical thing I thought was to run to the bathroom? But there's glass panes everywhere, so anyone with suggestions?

And y'all felt it at Chino Hills? Shit. I don't know the scale, so I don't know how big it is, but Chino Hills is still some distance from here.
Now, I'm just rambling on because I'm really scared and reallynervous.

[whabam]

Man! My sister felt the earthquake and asked if I felt it. I missed it because I was jumping in the air to motivate my baby brother to dance around.

[towntown2]

I don't know if my friends lying to me or what, but he said there's another one that's going to be stronger? I don't know. I'm just really nervous, and I never got like... earthquake protection training? Ha, I don't know. We have tornado drills, but nobody f**king taught me how to defend myself against an earthquake, and the most logical thing I thought was to run to the bathroom? But there's glass panes everywhere, so anyone with suggestions?

And y'all felt it at Chino Hills? Shit. I don't know the scale, so I don't know how big it is, but Chino Hills is still some distance from here.
Now, I'm just rambling on because I'm really scared and reallynervous.

Basic earthquake safety techniques is to stand in a doorway.
You can lie under the bed or a strong and stable desk, but a doorway is best.

[fagget]

Doorway? So, should I open the front door? or leave it closed? Is it safer to be outside? What if the beds are upstairs? Is it safe to be upstairs? Sorry for the questions, I just want to be really really prepared.

[manny-the-dino]

^I don't think it matters what door way you get under as long as you're under one. Just go to the nearest one if you feel an aftershock. Or if you're closer to a big, strong table, just get underneath that.


edit
Eva, Niko provided this link; it says the magnitude & all. Also I read somewhere (I forgot where) that there were already 3 small aftershocks. So maybe we don't have to worry so much.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recent.../ci14383980.php

[jeSs1cA]

Wow. I'm so happy we don't have earthquakes here in Pennsylvania.

Bringing up the snow conversation before..the way it works here is our school district adds in 3 snow days towards our regular school year. If we use more than 3 snow days, then we start adding onto the end of the year. If we don't use all 3, they give us extra vacation time around Easter or Memorial Day.


A local bowling alley caught on fire last year right down the street from my school. We got a day off from school for that. Haha, once in a lifetime thing though.


What is the worst an earthquake can get? Geez, I'm so happy I don't have to deal with that. I wouldn't have the slightest idea of what to do..

[towntown2]

^I don't think it matters what door way you get under as long as you're under one. Just go to the nearest one if you feel an aftershock. Or if you're closer to a big, strong table, just get underneath that.

Go to whatever is closest and strongest.

I think it helps if the door is open so that it doesn't block you from standing right underneath the doorway.

[nikx618]

i have never heard of going under the doorways, weird.
lmfao, but i will do it next time, i guess, if it actually works.

&to people are worrying about earthquakes, CHILL. not every earthquake is that dangerous, i mean, its not THAT severe. im not saying its not possible, but its just not that common.

&you guys are lucky, to the people who get days off! haha.
i mean, its just fun, even though i guess you get held off from summer.
i dont think i get any days off, i mean, days off for the weather.
xP

&the magnitude lowered to 5.4, weirdd. xP

[demolished]

i only felt the aftershock at alhambra high school.

it was like .. 4/5 point something.

[sleepwalkerdream...]

All this crud fell in my room, and I have to clean. It friggin' sucks. -___-

[nikx618]

oh, that sucks ^
not that much fell at my house xP
just my ps2

[KryMeARiver]

Nah, it wasn't an earthquake, it was me using California as a rumblepak while playing Starfox.

[nikx618]

^^nintendo 64. damn, that's old. haha

&^yeah, i know. people on myspace are still bitching about it too.
haha

[nikx618]

^nice avatar! xP
smosh is hilarious. haha

[ofconfidence]

^gahh you and your 60000 different icons.


xD no earthquakes in NY.

[venti-anemoi]

I live in norcal, and I didn't feel a thing.

Sounds like fun, though. I don't mind earthquakes.

[fagget]

i have never heard of going under the doorways, weird.
lmfao, but i will do it next time, i guess, if it actually works.

&to people are worrying about earthquakes, CHILL. not every earthquake is that dangerous, i mean, its not THAT severe. im not saying its not possible, but its just not that common.

&you guys are lucky, to the people who get days off! haha.
i mean, its just fun, even though i guess you get held off from summer.
i dont think i get any days off, i mean, days off for the weather.
xP

&the magnitude lowered to 5.4, weirdd. xP

I can f**king care less if the earthquake is dangerous or not. Nor will I "chill". It's my first time, and to have the f**king ground shake beneath my feet scared the f**k out of me. If I have to be thoroughly prepared for the next one, so be it.

[venti-anemoi]

I can f**king care less if the earthquake is dangerous or not. Nor will I "chill". It's my first time, and to have the f**king ground shake beneath my feet scared the f**k out of me. If I have to be thoroughly prepared for the next one, so be it.

I bet we'd be hella scared if it were our first tornado. We just grew up in Cali, so we're used to it.

Although being "used to" tornadoes seems a bit out there.

[nikx618]

I can f**king care less if the earthquake is dangerous or not. Nor will I "chill". It's my first time, and to have the f**king ground shake beneath my feet scared the f**k out of me. If I have to be thoroughly prepared for the next one, so be it.

i see, cause the first time that i felt an earthquake, i was nervous as hell. i was scared shitless. lmfao. my mom told me that
my lips turned white. xP

TORNADOES: im so scared of those. good thing it doesnt really happen here in CA. xP those are so scary. haha

[Amaranthus]

LOL.
My stepdad just randomly came up to me and was all like:

"...So did you know there was an earthquake in LA?"
Me: "Gasp! OMG, are you f**king serious?"
Him: "Yeah. But it was only a 5.8. It wasn't that bad. Not a 7"
Me: "Sounds bad to me."
Him: "What channels CNN?"

Dumbass.

[nikx618]

lmfao, but true, it wasnt as bad as the one that happened
in northridge i think in like 1994. i mean, it wasnt as drastic,
&there are so far, no reported injuries. so, yeaah.

[iDecay]

i only felt the aftershock at alhambra high school.

it was like .. 4/5 point something.

I was there. I was on the third floor, so I was freaked out.

My class didn't know wtf was going on, so people started laughing. I just thought it was a loud noise because there was construction across the street, and the room next to us was always loud. My teacher was all calm and eating his onion rings. We evacuated the building and then resumed class. ( ) My friend sent me a text saying, "Is it just me, or did the ground start shaking?" LOLLL.

My Biology teacher is "used to" tornadoes. Back then, they were so small, she could just be playing in the backyard and one could just pass by her. Lol.

[demolished]

I was there. I was on the third floor, so I was freaked out.

My class didn't know wtf was going on, so people started laughing. I just thought it was a loud noise because there was construction across the street, and the room next to us was always loud.

i was thinking the same. an addition to that, i thought there was an accident with the construction like .. something just hit the wrong building. i was on the 3rd floor too. it was so funny when everyone just ran under the table especially the teacher ... even the uneducated "cool" ones. they were laughing hella crazy.

My teacher was all calm and eating his onion rings. We evacuated the building and then resumed class. ( ) My friend sent me a text saying, "Is it just me, or did the ground start shaking?" LOLLL. My Biology teacher is "used to" tornadoes. Back then, they were so small, she could just be playing in the backyard and one could just pass by her. Lol.

haha. i was hoping to get off earlier. earthquake is much safer than tornado, imo.

[iDecay]

Lol, nobody went under the table until it was done. O_O I thought I was going to feel claustrophobic because I was up so high, but thank god I was in the building with fewer classes. Earthquakes do seem safer than tornadoes, but I wouldn't know first-hand.

[pandemonium]

hah.. glad we don't have any in texas...
well we did had one like to two months ago but it was REALLY small i didn't even feel it and didn't believed my friend until i saw the local news.. so yeahh.....

[ReggieM]

i was work which is a summer day camp and all our kids went crazy while i was cruising the equake lol.

[xbanana]

haha. i was at CVS when it happened!
i was getting acne cream with my mom.
and then the entire giant row shelf started shaking.
and i was staring at it like 'wtf is going on?'
and my mom was like 'EARTHQUAKE!' so we made a run for it.
and i almost ran out of the store with the clean&clear stuff.
but then it stopped. haha, so i ended up paying for it -___-
if the earthquake had lasted longer, it would've been free for me! :D

[nikx618]

haha. i was at CVS when it happened!
i was getting acne cream with my mom.
and then the entire giant row shelf started shaking.
and i was staring at it like 'wtf is going on?'
and my mom was like 'EARTHQUAKE!' so we made a run for it.
and i almost ran out of the store with the clean&clear stuff.
but then it stopped. haha, so i ended up paying for it -___-
if the earthquake had lasted longer, it would've been free for me! :D

you could've grabbed more stuff while you were at it! haha. that would've been the best earthquake ever. haha

[demolished]

haha. i was at CVS when it happened!
i was getting acne cream with my mom.
and then the entire giant row shelf started shaking.
and i was staring at it like 'wtf is going on?'
and my mom was like 'EARTHQUAKE!' so we made a run for it.
and i almost ran out of the store with the clean&clear stuff.
but then it stopped. haha, so i ended up paying for it -___-
if the earthquake had lasted longer, it would've been free for me! :D

Uh. No. There is a camera. It's just so obvious that you ran out with a product in your hand.

[nikx618]

well, you could've been in extreme shock, that you weren't thinking. xP. &i almost did that one time, with tomatoes. i simply, forgot to pay. like seriously, i just walked out. haha.
but i went back. yeah, i am a guilty pussy.

[xbanana]

haha yeah. it took me like a minute after the earthquake stopped for me to realize the thing was still in my hand. my brain could be so slow sometimes -___- seriously, if i left with it, it would've been totally unintentional.

[nikx618]

&not like they would like arrest you, if you did. that'd be a complete waste of time,
&money.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

I didn't feel it.

[shoryuken]

I didn't feel it.

askkk u moom... shee feeell moii eaarrthhquaakk...

[Gryffindor-Girl]

Nope I did not feel it at all I live in MA so it isn't a common spot where you would get an earthquake.

[moninja]

haha i just overheard my sister talking about the earthquake x] she was in cali while it happened. she was leaving cali that day too lol

[Tomates]

I heard about that earthquake.
hope you guys are all ok.
Ive never really experienced an earthquake.
I live in northern michigan.

but when i was in SanFrancsico i was really worried that an earthquake would happen.

[LAKenji]

Oh man, i was playing basketball and i felt a little rumble and my friends kinda freaked out.