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[Desertdi]

My last earthquake in California was 6.7.    (I didn't have a whole lot left).

The building where I worked was condemned...so I needed a job quickly to pay rent...and landed in Phoenix.

[50Mickey]

@gidgetgh    I live in Cherokee County. I was standing in the den looking out of the window at my back yard. All of a sudden the shutters started shaking enough to make a rattling noise. For a brief minute I thought what is this an earthquake? It only listed about 10 seconds. My husband came in the room and said did you feel that? Sure enough it was tremors from the earthquake in Tennessee. Most of north Georgia felt it. 

[shoekitty]

I'm in earthquake country here in California. Iam on or near the Loma Prieta, Calaveras fault, San Andreas fault, and another one , name escapes me. Still, it is always scary. It is quite an unsettling experience..because it's out of the blue, although sometimes we do get warnings now on cell phone. You never know when it will stop,  we have them categorized here, there are rollers which kinda make you dizzy, not much noise just a rolling sensation, then. There are knockers, sharp, acute jolts,  the ones I hate are the rattlers, and jumpers.  They start out light rattling and then intensify, lengthen, sometimes stop or ease for a sec ...then continue. This was the big one in 1989.  So loud, rattling everything swaying, drawers and cupboard open sometimes. Things fly off counter.  We have survived those. After the 1989 quake I had PTDS for years.  Even the garage door coming down and making noise of shaking house sent me into high BP, and shock. 

I look at it this way,as terrifying as they are, I rest a little easier knowing here in Calif building codes have changed.  We have prepared more. We have survived a 7.8, what they upgraded Loma Prieta too). With damage, but not a huge life loss. Any life loss is a tragedy, but considering the wide spread quake area and damage, the life loss was mainly collapsing bridge and and old, old dept stores. It was also the World Series, and prime traffic time. 

prepare yourself.  We bolt China hutch, mirrors,art work.. to wall with special screws and bolts, I use museum putty for a vase or two . Position bed safely away from mirrors and fans.  So much can can save your life

[Sage04]

Didn't feel anything in Snellville GA. Hope I never do.