Cheryl J
Chef Extraordinaire
Anyone that hasn't been in a big one can't believe the force and noise, our first one was around 5 in the morning, it sounded like a train in out bedroom, my wife woke up and grabbed me and screamed what's happening?? I knew straight away it was a quake and yelled at her it will stop in a second. It didn't, it took about 2 mins with violent shaking, we couldn't move just rolled with the bed jumping up and down. It was very very frightening. Anyone in socal will know what I mean. We are on a tech plate down here, in the pacific rim. The next one the 7.1 was different but none the less scary, about 90 died.
Russ
Wow, that's for sure, Russ. The noise is almost indescribable - the sound of a train below the earth's surface is a perfect analogy. I can't imagine a full minute, let alone for 2 minutes - the big one here was maybe 30 seconds (?) but when you're hanging on to a doorjamb or whatever you can find for support, it seems like an eternity. So sorry so many perished in your area, Russ.
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