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[Still Raining]

I was working the Bay Area for their big one and we had office pools for guessing the size of the aftershocks.  It took about 10 mins to show up on the news.

2.3 is not even decent aftershock.

[shoekitty]

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@Still Raining wrote:

I was working the Bay Area for their big one and we had office pools for guessing the size of the aftershocks.  It took about 10 mins to show up on the news.

2.3 is not even decent aftershock.

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@Still Raining  I think the worst part of the Loma Prieta '89 was the after shocks.  Many in the 5.0 range. This went on for a couple months. I would be in bed at night and we could hear the aftershock coming. This rolling, rumbling  sound. I really had PTSD for years with loud sounds. If I was upstairs and felt the garge door going down under  me , I panicked.  My heart would go overtime, it was awful. I can remember being in a hotel  and being close to an exit door, the sound of the door slamming shut seemed to shake the room. What a mess I was. The hotel manager was sympathetic and moved us to the quiet room. lol. Nice. Yes, lol we take take bets on size. As you remember , no internet, phones then. You had to wait for news, tv or radio or newspaper to get any news.  We were glued to tv all day for news. Today, with phones and internet it woukd be so much better.

[icezeus]

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@They CallMe MRWILKES wrote:

I vividly recall the August 2011 quake, centered in Virginia,  that registered 5.8 in New York City.  If you recall, the Washington Monument sustained damage.

My rolling desk chair on the 55th floor moved, startling me and almost  everyone ran to the elevators. 

I stayed put.  You don't want to be out on the streets if building debris starts falling. 

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@They CallMe MRWILKES 

Yikes, towards the people running to the elevators. During an earthquake, you need to take the stairs.

As for the 2.3 earthquake. I am surprised anyone felt that. That's nothing, as far as earthquakes. I am a Southern California girl, so I have a higher tolerance for earthquakes that will actually make me move.

[SharkE]

Poor ol' New York not their yr. this yr.

[They CallMe MRWILKES]

Post 9-11 commercial office buildings are required to hold fire and safety and evacuation drills several times a year.  We walk down multiple stair levels, sometimes to the ground floor depending upon the specific drill.

But they never, ever even mention earthquake safety procedures!

[Desert Lily]

I believe California & Nevada have an annual Great Shakeout in October each year, along with numerous other US states and people worldwide. It's an earthquake drill to help people (at school, work, home, in organizations) to prepare and be safer in case there is an earthquake.