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In reply to the discussion: 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes S. California [View all]chowder66
(9,212 posts)No, that doesn't sound uncanny at all. It's seemingly common.
We felt it here in Hollywood and it was significant enough for me to call it a 6.8 to 7 something to my neighbors. I assumed it was near Ridgecrest but thought maybe it's another quake closer.
My neighbor who was home alone knocked on my door frantically because she was frightened. After it had stopped, she couldn't get her bearings and kept thinking it was going on when it wasn't. I told her that's pretty normal. I told her to look away from the pool because it was swaying and that helped her.
I can't imagine what it must have been like for you, the people in Ridgecrest and anyone close.
I was on a vein that hit hard in Downtown Los Angeles in the Northridge earthquake. It broke our warehouse loft windows, I woke up and stepped on glass and was thrown back into the bed immediately. The microwave was flung off the top of our refrigerator and our bookcase that we built up a wall collapsed. Debris was everywhere and that quake was about 45 miles away from us. Smaller in magnitude but it was violent if I remember correctly. Plus it was in a more urban area, hence all of the damage and destruction and lost lives.
Here's to hoping you are all safe and didn't incur any significant damage but I imagine some must have. I heard last night it was moving north and away from Ridgecrest.