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Earthquake?
Anyone else feel it? I'm near Bragg in NC so I only felt a mild tremble for less than a minute, but I definitely felt it.
I've never experienced one before, so I started to have a mild panic attack when everything started to tremble a bit and no one else seemed to notice. Granted the only other people were my toddler and the guys on lawnmowers outside, but it was a tad scary anyway.
Is everyone okay?
Re: Earthquake?
I sent my mom and e-mail to ask what was going on. Her hospital is in "emergency" mode and they've opened the "incident command center", which makes me LOL because that means that she has to wear a bright orange vest that says "incident commander". But in reality, I think everyone there is fine.
A bunch of college friends who are still in DC are posting about it on FB.
I was driving around Philly, and had absolutely no idea anything was going on. Good thing that the bridges held up just fine. There are some friends I have here in NJ that felt it pretty badly.
There was also an Earthquake in Colorado this morning. Apparently it woke my little sister up.
Brandie, I think I was on 42 when it happened and now that I think about it a van swerved into my lane around the time people are saying it happened. T's building was evacuated and he sent his dad over to check on me because I wasn't answering my phone. His dad was knocking on my front door for ten minutes while I fed the baby. I thought he was just stopping by to see the baby so I was in no rush to answer the door. Ha! Guess I should have been.
I'm sure we'll feel an aftershock or two.
West Coast ladies, what's the protocol for earthquake survival? Is it still stand in a doorway if you're inside?
RedRox- We're near Bragg. I'd just finished reading a book to Bean on the couch. She got up to go put it away and get another, so she was standing but didn't seem to notice. The dogs didn't bark or anything.
Jersey- I was sitting and still felt it. It was very slight though, I almost didn't notice it at all.
If I remember correctly it's either get the h*ll out of the house away from stuff or crouch next to like a couch or your bed so if anything falls towards it, it'll fall on the couch/bed and not hit you. KWIM?
I felt it at work as well in Norfolk we evacuated but the siren didn't go off until we were on a way back in the building.
I can't get in touch with my Daycare provider though, my DH is trying to get in contact with her.
At first, I thought it was the water department crew working down the street. Then the walls were swaying and I was like oh crap I think this is what an earthquake feels like. I was sitting on the bed getting dressed, so I just rolled in a ball and put pillows on my head.
DH's aunt had a cesiure as soon as the shaking stopped, but I think that was just her being freaked out. A bottle of olive oil fell off the shelf and broke and Leela has been up under my feet since it happened. We can't get off our street. We're not that far from a subway stop and they found a crack in it so they have crews out working on it. Other than that, all is well.
FEMA has some good info on their website in case you want to prep for aftershocks. I'm on my phone and can't post a link.
Don't run outside or stand in a doorway. Get under/next to something and cover your head/neck with your hands.
Crazy there was two in such a short span.
If you can get out safely you're supposed to and get away from anything that can fall on you. If not, get down next to something big and sturdy (couch, bed, desk, etc.) so if something tips over it'll hit the furniture and not you. That's what I was taught in California and I've lived here my whole life
I think the outside rule is fine if you're in a place where there aren't buildings and over head wires and trees and whatnot to fall on you. We have earthquake drills twice a year and the Safety Engineer has to tell everyone a bazillion times that outside and/or in the doorway isn't the good thing anymore.
Either way, it's best to cover your head and try to be near something that can a) stop or soften the blow of something falling on you and b) create an air pocket for you.
That's what I meant- if you can get outside where nothing can fall on you
Yeah that's damn near impossible in a huge city with all the high rises and such. So you're probably better off staying inside and getting under something sturdy.
It shook my sister's house in VA a bit. She and other CA transplant friends have enjoyed sharing this on Facebook:
http://jmckinley.posterous.com/dc-earthquake-devastation
Meanwhile, the "official" earthquake advice is to "drop, cover and hold on" (the "get under something sturdy" method). In other countries/extremely large earthquakes, the "triangle of life" method is also an option (the whole "crouch next to something bigger to create a buffer" thing).
ETA: Link to FEMA's earthquake survival advice: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_during.shtm. This page talks about drop, cover and hold on and has extra advice about windows, door frames, etc.
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We live about 90 miles from the epicenter and we felt it! Fortunately, a friend was hanging out with me this afternoon. While I knew quickly that it was an earthquake, the longer it lasted and stronger the tremors got, the more concerned I got. By the time I got up to LO's room, where he was napping, the house stopped shaking. LO slept through it. Phew. It was nice to have company afterwards.
We're right on the border of Hope Mills
I'm in Chesapeake, VA and didn't feel the earthquake at all. I found out there was one via everyone's status on Facebook.
I was either in a movie or driving the kids home around the time the earthquake happened. Their mom (who works only a few miles away) said her entire office building shook.
Maybe I'm just out of it lol.
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Survival guideline is neither doorway nor is it to go outside.
Drop to the floor, hang on, find cover (like a table). You're far more likely to get harmed by attempted to move, either by trying to maintain balance or making your way across broken glass. Doorways are not more structurally sound than the rest of the walls in most buildings.
http://earthquakecountry.info/dropcoverholdon/