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On Jul 29, 9:44 pm, "Joy" wrote:
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AZ Nomad wrote:

Last year I was sitting at my computer when I felt a brief, but
rather
violent quake. I immediately looked it up on the USGS site, where I
was
surprised (and a bit embarrassed) to discover that it was only a 3.2.

I'm surprised you made such a big deal over it. When I lived in
Orange Country, I experienced numerous 4.x quakes with the epicenter
within 2 miles of me.

Well, gee thanks for the sympathy!

My favorite type was when the ground would fall 5-10 feet and then do
nothing
else.

The one I was talking about did the opposite: the ground (actually, the
floor, or the chair I was sitting on) suddenly jolted *up*. It was
weird.

--
Joyce ^..^

That did sound weird. Incidentally, I didn't think you made a big deal of
it. You reported it in a matter-of-fact manner. When I felt the one today,
I turned on the radio to find out where the epicenter was and what the
magnitude was. That's a natural reaction.

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Earthquakes always startle me, even if they're short little jolts
that do no damage, so you're not alone, Joyce. Not necessarily scared
of the little jolts, but there's always that little adrenaline rush
when I wonder if it's just the warm up act for legendary "Big One"
The prospect of which DOES scare me.

Biggest one I've experienced so far was the Loma Prieta Quake in 1989.
That was a very loooong fifteen seconds! The earth stopped shaking a
long time before I did.

But incidentally, I'm about 400 miles north and didn't feel a thing.
So all's well where I am. For the moment.

Melissa

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Wasn't that the one that damaged the bridge so seriously? I can imagine
that it would have been upsetting.

Joy