I was within shock range of an earth quake. It felt like my washing machine had gone in to spin cycle, and I was sitting on top.
I was at the computer, and the washing machine was turned off.
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The day after our new furnace was installed, SWMBO and I were sitting, reading the paper when everything gave a little tremble; her question was "I think your new furnace has a problem!"
Gerry :-)} London,Canada
I hope I never find out what a big one feels like, living on a fault with expectations of one in the near future.
When I was a kid in Prague living on the fifth floor of an apartment block my bedside lamp started swinging for no apparent reason. It was only the next day I learned there was an earthquake.
Michael Koblic, Campbell River, BC
Yes, in a bizarre way, it is. :)
--Winston
That is Most Excellent!
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--Winston
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Best way to prevent one is to spend $1000 on emergency supplies and a couple weeks Red Cross training.
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That's what happens with most 'quakes here in Silicon Gulch, California. The first notice we get for most of them is on the morning newscast.
--Winston
Hey Guns,
If you contrast the condition of the buildings that can be described as 'single family detached' with those buildings that cannot be described thusly, you will see a marked difference in post-quake damage, yes?
I'd say, given the destruction shown in the storefronts and 'industrial' buildings, the bulk of the SFD's did extremely well. I agree that most of the buildings in those photos were probably total writeoffs, SFD's included. Some protected their residents better than others though.
I can very easily imagine someone emerging from any of those SFDs, with scratches and a serious 'case of WTF' at worst.
From the TV repair shop? Not so much. :)
There were 94 people injured in that quake. I don't see any citations of deaths. I conjecture that had the ~5:45 PM shaker happened three hours earlier there would have been many killed.
--Winston
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Right you are.
That is an amazingly low death rate, considering the mess the quake made of those buildings.
I suspect quite a few found creative ways out, confronted with the need. :)
Lots of lives were saved by building code enforcement that day.
I'm thinking about eastern Turkey in 2011 for example. Three days after their quake they had 461 confirmed dead.
--Winston
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