Earthquake

Posted on July 29, 2008 in Earthquakes

It was loud: buzzing through the timbers of our condominium up to the roof. I confess that I was still asleep, but it woke me. Not enough time to run for the doorway and I wasn’t sure how strong it was. Perhaps a stupid move on my part, but I was curious as to how big it was going to be. The vibration raced through the ceiling before petering out.

Doggy and the cats didn’t freak, but everyone is now following me around the house. This was nowhere near as exciting as the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake but there’s the possibility that this was a foreshock to something greater.

Here’s the official USGS website for the quake complete with maps (yes, they are fast.)

And here is what it looked like on the seismograph.

Cal Tech has this cool video representation of the shaking. Frankly, it makes it look worse than it was.

I expect the usual “Oh, I couldn’t live in California because I am so afraid of the earthquakes” litany, but I’ll retort as usual that I’d rather have earthquakes than tornados or hurricanes.

[tags]earthquake, earthquakes, Carbon Canyon, Southern California, Greater Los Angeles[/tags]