We just had an Earthquake!

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Originally posted by Topless In Texas


So, did stuff rattle and fall off the shelves like they do in the movies????

Not at my place. There were reports of pictures falling, and stuff like that, but I just felt like someone shoved the back of my chair. What was kinda cute was that at first, I thought it had to be one of my cats jumping on the back of my chair, so I spun around to see who it was, and the two that were in my office at the time were cuddled together on a chair behind me, looking at me like I had pushed them. It was then that I realized it was an outside force.

It was very cool, but I prefer the "rolling" earthquakes. See, it kinda works like this: There are two types, depending on where you are in relation to the fault. If you are located inline with the fault, you get a sharp jolt, but if you are perpendicular to the fault, then they tend to be rolling, kinda like on a waterbed. Those are alot more fun because they last longer. As far as the earth opening up, that doesn't happen very often. Most of the quakes are underground, and never actually break the surface of the earth. Some do, but not many.

Take care,
-Chris