WTF!! WE ARE SHAKING IN MY APT!!

[Jobu]

Didn't feel shit here.

[Randimus Maximus]

Didn't feel shit here.

LOLZ!

[IZ]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_baja_earthquake

LOS ANGELES â€" Damage reports from the U.S.-Mexico border region are growing after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake in Baja California that was felt from Tijuana and Los Angeles to Las Vegas and Phoenix.

[IZ]

Didn't feel shit here.

[erkishhorde]

Felt it at the 'rent's place. Longest quake I've felt in a while, just like someone else posted. After the initial swaying there was residual swaying for a good minute or two and my dad was complaining that his monitor was still moving. 

[NorDog]

Felt here in Hollywood; it was a gentle swaying.  The blinds and lapshades were moving too.

[Desert Dust]

El Centro California, about 10 miles from Mexicali. I had just left the house on my
S2R 1K and I pulled up behind an SUV at a 4-way stop. At first I felt a vibration and I thought it was my motor or clutch. Then I noticed the SUV in front of me shaking like a lowrider with hydraulics. When I looked up at the street, it looked live waves on a beach. I hit the kill switch and rode it out while sitting still. 

I heard a loud explosion about four blocks away, and car alarms started going off everywhere. I fired the monster back up and pulled over to the side of the street. By this time, many people were outside of there houses with their mouth's open.

I turned around and headed back home where I found the wife and kids standing out on the driveway. We had some minor damage such as flower pots that bit the dust and glass items that hit the floor. All total, I would say about $150.00 damage.
This was probably the wildest ride I've have had on two wheels and my engine was shut down for most of it. [moto]

[NoisyDante]

Felt it here in Santa Monica.  Lasted at least a minute or more.  My mom calls me from NJ all frantic, doesn't help that she rented '2012' the other day.  Seems like it's just a regular thing now, no biggie.

[Privateer]

i was at the in-laws and someone suggested going outside in the middle of it.

Am I the only one who remembers being told to stay indoors under a sturdy table or door frame during an earthquake?  Or am I remembering incorrectly?

[derby]

i was at the in-laws and someone suggested going outside in the middle of it.

Am I the only one who remembers being told to stay indoors under a sturdy table or door frame during an earthquake?  Or am I remembering incorrectly?

http://www.consrv.ca.gov/index/earthquakes/Pages/qh_earthquakes_what.aspx

If you're indoors, stay there. Get under -- and hold onto --a desk or table, or stand against an interior wall. Stay clear of exterior walls, glass, heavy furniture, fireplaces and appliances. The kitchen is a particularly dangerous spot. If you're in an office building, stay away from windows and outside walls and do not use the elevator.


If you're outside, get into the open. Stay clear of buildings, power lines or anything else that could fall on you.

[NoisyDante]

i was at the in-laws and someone suggested going outside in the middle of it.

Am I the only one who remembers being told to stay indoors under a sturdy table or door frame during an earthquake?  Or am I remembering incorrectly?

A doorframe is no more secure than any other area of the house believe it or not.  I was told to lie down next to a sturdy object, not underneath it.  If that object collapses, your'e crushed.  If you're next to it and something falls, it will create a sort of lean-to at the base.

[Triple J]

A doorframe is no more secure than any other area of the house believe it or not.  I was told to lie down next to a sturdy object, not underneath it.  If that object collapses, your'e crushed.  If you're next to it and something falls, it will create a sort of lean-to at the base.

Correct. Door frames are only more sturdy in unreinforced masonry type buildings...which are pretty rare nowadays...especially on the west coast.

[IZ]

I guess if we ever move to CA, I'll have to keep these tips in mind.   

[Popeye the Sailor]

If you're outside, get into the open. Stay clear of buildings, power lines or anything else that could fall on you. [/i]

I guess if we ever move to CA, I'll have to keep these tips in mind.   

How on earth would you avoid anything that could fall on you? Everything is taller. I could see it now-Oh no! Dachshund!

[Privateer]

http://www.consrv.ca.gov/index/earthquakes/Pages/qh_earthquakes_what.aspx

If you're indoors, stay there. Get under -- and hold onto --a desk or table, or stand against an interior wall. Stay clear of exterior walls, glass, heavy furniture, fireplaces and appliances. The kitchen is a particularly dangerous spot. If you're in an office building, stay away from windows and outside walls and do not use the elevator.


If you're outside, get into the open. Stay clear of buildings, power lines or anything else that could fall on you.

thanks for the link.  Sharing with family members...

I just remember hearing in panic stricken voices: "we should we go outside. Is it safer outside?"  me: "what? so the powerlines and street lights can fall on us?"