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Dixie
06-28-2004, 12:38 PM
I live in near Chicago, and I heard from my Mom that there was an earthquake! 4.5 magnitude, and I slept through the whole entire thing, even though I was on the floor.

Cuchullain
06-28-2004, 12:49 PM
Happens. We had a similar size one over here a few years ago, and I thought that a train was going past, lol.

Shlup
06-28-2004, 12:59 PM
I almost always sleep through them. The only time I don't sleep through an earthquake is when it happens when I'm already awake.

Then again, I'm California raised.

sephxangel
06-28-2004, 01:25 PM
I've had an aftershock wake me up during the night. it shook my house, and i woke up going WTF!!??!!

But other than that, we don't get earthquakes...cause it's Ga ya know.

nik0tine
06-28-2004, 01:53 PM
ive never been in an earthquake.

Kiuru
06-28-2004, 02:01 PM
No earthquakes in Finland. Luckily.

m4tt
06-28-2004, 02:04 PM
There was one near San Diego last week. It was a.. 4.8 or something. It happened while I was in the dentist chair. Not very fun when the dentist has her hands in my mouth and the whole room starts shaking.

SomethingBig
06-28-2004, 07:52 PM
What are earthquakes like? Are you guys so used to them that they aren't scary? I wouldn't know 'cause I'm a dirty New Jersian.

Ouch!
06-28-2004, 07:56 PM
I also live in the Chicagoland area, in the northern suburbs, closer to Wisconsin. I was a bit farther away from the epicenter and didn't really feel it. Some neighboring counties did, though.

War Angel
06-28-2004, 09:11 PM
There are quite a few earth-quakes here... sitting on the Syrian-African tactonic fracture, as we do. There was one a few months ago, around 4 Richter... no-body felt it, but it cracked some buildings. Nothing serious, though.

There was one that I remember, a few years ago... it was 6.5-7 Richter, and it woke me up. The windows were shaking, and my bed trembled. I don't remember what I did, but I wasn't scared. It was kind of neat. :D

Logan
06-28-2004, 09:18 PM
Whenever I'd stay at my Nana's in LA, they'd get little earthquakes, and I'd sleep through them. One time there was one here, and I was so excited because I actually felt it. :D

Miriel
06-28-2004, 09:36 PM
I almost always sleep through them. The only time I don't sleep through an earthquake is when it happens when I'm already awake.

Then again, I'm California raised.

Me too, I even slept through the Northridge earthquake.

I can only remember 2 earthquakes that I've actually been awake for and they were quite small. Just slight tremors that rattled things about a bit. It wasn't all that unpleasant.

Rainecloud
06-28-2004, 09:38 PM
I was on the toilet the last time we had an earthquake.

I held onto the seat and prayed.

Evelia
06-28-2004, 09:38 PM
I'm in the California (SF Bay Area) and we get earthquakes pretty often. I think the biggest one I was alive for was the 1989 one... it was a 7.1 or something. I don't remember it, though. Earthquakes are scariest when you're driving. ;)

Masami
06-28-2004, 10:44 PM
I want an earthquake! This is Western Washington, come one, we're overdue.

Kirobaito
06-28-2004, 11:03 PM
I live in Texas. We have tornadoes, not earthquakes.

Psychotic
06-28-2004, 11:37 PM
I think there's been 2 or 3 mini ones where I live in my lifetime, and I slept through them all. :upsidedow

escobert
06-29-2004, 12:24 AM
We've had 2 in the last few years. Nothing real big but enough to wake me up when I was sleeping.

square_is_the_best
06-29-2004, 12:45 AM
I've never been in an earthquake. Or a tornado... Or any type of natural disaster. Man my life is boring.

Zell's Fists of Fury
06-29-2004, 05:08 AM
I live in Arizoina, where the worst weather predicament is going five months without a drop of rain. And nobody really cares about that anymore.

Well, I guess forest/brush fires count.