Whoa!

[ithildin]

Earthquake!! Chair rolled. Heart beating very fast. In the high 4's I think.

Later: No magnitude yet, but it was close, on the San Andreas about ten minutes from here.

And: it was a 4.3 -- felt stronger because it was close and shallow.

Now to decide if I want to go up to the loft as I usually do for lunch. I work in a three story unreinforced cinderblock warehouse, and if this was a foreshock, I don't want to be upstairs with no protection.

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[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

It's always those few seconds when you don't know if it's just a normal small quake, or is the beginning of another Loma Prieta. The anticipation is the worst part!