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[quote author="CalGal" date=1217384675]What am I supposed to do during an earthquake?

I don't think standing in the middle of my living room crying is the proper procedure. :-P</blockquote>


There is no perfect answer because the results will be different. Some say to get under heavy furniture. Some say to get next to something solid. Some say to stand in doorways.


Just do not go outside close to the side of your home or under power lines.


Since this was probably your first, I would say this was kind of a puny quake.
 
Northridge wasn't fun. My wife was in the 1989 Loma Prieta (San Francisco) Earthquake.



This was just a little too long for my tastes... we'll see how crazy it gets....

getting a little extra water this evening.

-bix
 
For those of you new to Earthquake Country (and even those of you who are not), <a href="http://www.earthquakecountry.info/roots/seven_steps.html">here is a good guide from the State </a>on how to prepare for an earthquake, and what to do during one.
 
I don't know if this is standard operating procedure for Irvine School District (our child just started Kindergarten last Wednesday) --- but it only took the Principal of Westpark Elementary 12 minutes to get a broadcast email out to parents that all the kids were ok. That's pretty impressive and reassuring, IMHO.
 
For those of us natives that was pretty fun. Get out from the doorjam and get off your knees from under your desks you cowards!!!
 
I agree awgee, that was relatively puny in quake terms. Growing up in the IE, we got rocked like that all the time, since the San Andreas ran along the southern edge of the city... I was on a con call for this one and barely got up from my desk chair.



I was living in Pasadena for the Northridge earthquake and it threw me out of bed and halfway across the room. Now that was a rough quake. I spent weeks after the Northridge quake working to restore natural gas service to residents in the Valley. Saw some sad and amazing destruction there. One of the little known obligations of management at Sempra Energy - field disaster response. I got really good at relighting pilot lights at least...
 
[quote author="morekaos" date=1217388246]For those of us natives that was pretty fun. Get out from the doorjam and get off your knees from under your desks you cowards!!!</blockquote>
You natives can have your earthquakes.

I've been through the <a href="http://www.mass.gov/czm/blizzard78.htm">Blizzard of '78</a> and the <a href="http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/satellite/satelliteseye/cyclones/pfctstorm91/pfctstorm.html">No-Name/Halloween Storm</a> (Perfect Storm).

I will take a Blizzard or a Hurricane over an Earthquake.

Blizzards and Hurricanes never scared me - and I've been through the heart of them!

But this shaking stuff freaks me out!
 
Observation: I started "my" thread on the earthquake at the same time and arguably in a better place (Water Cooler) but this thread is wayyyy more popular. Maybe realtors are on to something with the capital letters and exclamation marks?



:)
 
We had to evacuate the building, so everyone took an early lunch.

Too bad the earthquake hit just after I fired in a nice post on 25w100k+.

I was in the zone!
 
Thank God!



I just arrived home from work and my 129" LCD TV is fine along with ALL my imported Tequila "Don Julio" bottles, man!, that HELOC money still working for me!



priorities!



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<em>Um, uh... Just kidding.</em>
 
fun!



i was in palm springs for the hector mines 7.1, and that was really fun. got thrown out of bed by that one. this one, i just stood in the doorway.



when is the big one coming?
 
This one fits into my Top 5 shakes

Real similar to the Whittier in 1987. 5.9 Mag.

We lived in Long Beach back then.



I was at work in Orange this morning.

For a moment it looked like the pallet racking was going to fail.

120 Gallon fish tank in my office lost some water in the sloosh.

Just as I decided to get up for the doorway. It stopped.



So much for house values in Chino Hills.

Congratualtions.

You live on a new uncharted fault. Yikes.
 
[quote author="awgee" date=1217387406][quote author="CalGal" date=1217384675]What am I supposed to do during an earthquake?

I don't think standing in the middle of my living room crying is the proper procedure. :-P</blockquote>


There is no perfect answer because the results will be different. Some say to get under heavy furniture. Some say to get next to something solid. Some say to stand in doorways.


Just do not go outside close to the side of your home or under power lines.


Since this was probably your first, I would say this was kind of a puny quake.</blockquote>


I am new to OC so I have been a bit shaken up, and asking around what to do. Most people say under desk or doorway, but some say that is the worst place. Google something called "triangle of life" It basically says going under the desk is not smart at all, it suggests going next to a large peice of furniture is best. If you are next to the large object and the ceiling falls it will typically create a small triangle of safe space.



I agree with awgee, there is no perfect answer because of so many different circumstances.
 
[quote author="BMP 309" date=1217397618]



I am new to OC so I have been a bit shaken up, and asking around what to do. Most people say under desk or doorway, but some say that is the worst place. Google something called "triangle of life" It basically says going under the desk is not smart at all, it suggests going next to a large peice of furniture is best. If you are next to the large object and the ceiling falls it will typically create a small triangle of safe space.



I agree with awgee, there is no perfect answer because of so many different circumstances.</blockquote>


Stuff actually broke at my house, and if you were next to a large piece of furniture it wouldn't help protect you as the decorative plate or wine glass got tossed across the room and smashed in half (or a million little pieces as it were).



So yes, it depends.
 
[quote author="caycifish" date=1217402551][quote author="BMP 309" date=1217397618]



I am new to OC so I have been a bit shaken up, and asking around what to do. Most people say under desk or doorway, but some say that is the worst place. Google something called "triangle of life" It basically says going under the desk is not smart at all, it suggests going next to a large peice of furniture is best. If you are next to the large object and the ceiling falls it will typically create a small triangle of safe space.



I agree with awgee, there is no perfect answer because of so many different circumstances.</blockquote>


Stuff actually broke at my house, and if you were next to a large piece of furniture it wouldn't help protect you as the decorative plate or wine glass got tossed across the room and smashed in half (or a million little pieces as it were).



So yes, it depends.</blockquote>


Cay,



You should resurrect your Seismic post link before Graph post his infamous "search".
 
Cayci, sorry about your broken stuff. Hopefully it wasn't anything expensive or sentimental.



I actually moved items in case we get an aftershock. There are some sentimental things that I hope don't break.
 
[quote author="CalGal" date=1217404031]Cayci, sorry about your broken stuff. Hopefully it wasn't anything expensive or sentimental.



I actually moved items in case we get an aftershock. There are some sentimental things that I hope don't break.</blockquote>


Thanks, CalGal. I'm sad about one of the collectables (and I may start searching on Ebay shortly to replace it), but another one that broke can be fixed (I hope) with some super glue, and the wine glass was just a dust collector anyway. I actually earthquake test the room full of My Little Pony displays, so only one fell and it's okay. :-)



More importantly, the person who was in my house is fine.



Per bk's suggestion:



<a href="http://www.irvinehousingblog.com/forums/viewthread/2311/P50/#54219">http://www.irvinehousingblog.com/forums/viewthread/2311/P50/#54219</a>
 
I pick up few tips over the years. Thought I share with you.



1) Place a pair of shoes and socks under your bed in the event the "Big One" comes during the night and your exit maybe your window (with broken glasses around) - irrespective if you are on a second or higher floors (remember Marina in SF during 1989?)



2) Never place any art work above the head of your bed. Imagine it dropping onto the bed with you in it.



3) Place a door stopper underneath the washer. Bigger earthquake may shake the washer out of position and flood your floor.
 
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