as Easter Sunday rolls in
the land started to shake
Recent earthquakes near San Diego, California
Time Magnitude Location
1 hour ago 5.4 Baja California, Mexico
1 hour ago 5.1 Southern California
2 hours ago 7.2 Baja California, Mexico
from earthquake.usgs.gov
the 7.2 shake was pretty scary
i must confess i am still a bit shocked
aftershocks have been following the whole afternoon
here detailed updates
sure! i panic a bit
i cook soup and do errands to distract me but
i have my water bottles and gatos food handy on
a bag by my door, a flash light, and other goodies
dunno if it's 'cause i was in Mexico City in '85
but this one really freaked me out
waiting that on the next 72 hours that everything settles
and even if freaked out
i couldn't resist sharing this one
8 comments:
I just heard what happened from the Greek TV News! Did you have any problem dear Berenice, except you scared? Is your house still OK? Did someone other person of yours have problem?
About your song, oh, it's a wonderful one! Good that you uploaded it in order to get out from that event and to make positive thoughts...
Oh Frau Bere, tough girl!
I hope, you and your house will stay ok.
How dies it feel like?
Did the walls shake?
Best wishes from me!!!
hi dear Diatton! and herr Thilolito
all is OK here in San Diego, so far... there are plenty of aftershocks, but one can barely notice them, if you see the website, then you see plenty of them!!
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
we are only hoping that is the last we know of earthquakes and things go back to normal
my cats are a bit scared and my mother wants me to go back to Mexico now... but i think i will stay here and hope there are NO more earthquakes
i appreciate much your concern and nice words
herr Thilo, on your questions on how it feels, it's a very strange sensation, you feel dizzy 'cause ALL is moving, imagine somebody is driving your campmobile while you are walking inside of it, or like when you are walking or standing on a moving train! it's very similar, here a link that might help!
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/faq/?categoryID=8&faqID=121
but yeah! a lot like on a moving train, it's pretty scary and powerful :(
also dear Diatton, a co-worker listed MANY songs that might work for an earthquake, here the list, i am sure you know them ALL
I Feel the Earth Move – Carol King
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On – Jerry Lee Lewis
Shake, Rattle n’ Roll – Big Joe Turner
Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
Shake Yer Booty – KC and The Sunshine Band
Sheik Yerbouti – Frank Zappa
Twist and Shout – The Isley Brothers
And of course…
California Earthquake – Mama Cass
You were right about the songs, dear Berenice (i know them all). I wish no more earthquakes there, at least for the short-term future...
It must have been quite a traumatic experience! But there's always a brighter side to look upon, and for a while it may be best for you to look upon those...
Good to hear from you :)
Bonjour Berenice,
I understand the flashlight is for a quake that happens at night.
Meanwhile, you might get some exercise by learning how to dive under the table. The Japanese seem to be told to do just that.
Is your house high rising with many people living inside? Or can you just step out of the door and then you are in the garden?
Georg
Gosh, how right you were to have things ready at hand just in case. Now I think of you from South of France.
Around Aix -en Provence we had some alerts in recent past, one night we all dashed out and kept away from the foot of the small building were we lived, all in nightwears, children and babies. Yes it is important to get out at the first shake felt, I remember things started falling from
shelves and then that was it. Nice to be able to read you! Thanks!(All that is because of an amazing seagull...)
Yvette, thank you very much for your comment and sharing your experience in France with earthquakes! they are scary and always unexpected, i guess that's makes natural disasters so dangerous, that you'll never know when they are going to happen!
and yes, it's literally a matter of survival to have some things ready 'just in case'... i never had an emergency kit before, but since the earthquake on that Sunday, i have a bag with some essential things, water, some canned food, food for my cats! and some plates so they can drink the water, a flashlight, but i must confess my bag is missing a lot of things, so thanks for your reminder, i shall make a real kit :)
especially since earthquakes keep on happening all over the world, now one in China, very sad!
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fg-china-quake14-2010apr14,0,1449975.story
and yes!! thanks to that flying seagull we are in contact now, i shall visit your blog soon and i am very happy to see you around here! salutes from California
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