Today we had an earthquake….the epicenter was about 17 miles from my house. It was the first big one in a while. And then we had about 100 aftershocks:
*I’ll take an earthquake any day over a psycho shark. I do not like sharks.
Every time there is an earthquake it takes a few seconds for it to register that it might be an earthquake. It usually sounds like a big truck is coming down the road….and sometimes it IS a big truck coming down the road…..so it usually takes another few seconds for me to figure out if it’s a truck or actually an earthquake. I can usually tell for sure by looking out at the pool….if the water is making waves….it was an earthquake.
When the earthquake hit this morning, Lisa and I just stared at each other and then I think both of us said at the same time “what do we do?” By the time we decided that we should run outside the earthquake was over.
I’ve prepared pretty well (thanks to my master list I made a few years ago): tall furniture is bolted to the wall, a master earthquake kit, etc. But I always have a panic attack after an earthquake that I can’t remember how to turn the natural gas off in the event of a leak. So I printed it out tonight from the SoCal Natural Gas site:
click the image to visit the full instructions:
A few good resources:
What to do before, during and after an earthquake
Welcome to Earthquake Country!
A very informative science/preparedness download
Boo said her teacher had all of the kids get under their desk right when she realized there was an earthquake. I asked her if it was scary and Boo replied:
No…it was awesome!
She’s right. Earthquakes are awesome….when they are small. It means the earth is relieving pressure.
