Just barely felt it in Manhattan, wouldn’t have identified it as an earthquake if the time hadn’t coincided with the USGS report of the 5.2 near Sparks, OK.
It was so loud. I don't remember the noise from my quake experiences in CA. Mostly then just shaking, even the water in the pool splashing out.
This one was like belly of the beast rumbling out here in the country.
They’ve upgraded it to a 5.6.
I’m about 90 miles from the epicenter, but I felt it, big time.
OK, I’ll cut y’all some slack; a 5.2 for your neck of the woods is fairly large, especially if your not used to them.
I was at Camp Pendelton during the Sylmar quake and I watched all the guys from the mid west and east coast run out the door of the mess hall like the building was on fire, most of us native Californians just held our cups and plates down while we watched the ceiling. I was living in the city of Downey when the Northridge quake happened and told my wife to go back to sleep, it’s just an earthquake. When the Whittier quake happened I was on my way to one of our school sites and had just pulled up to make a left turn and thought the throw-out bearing on the clutch had gone out, until I saw the electrical lines come down and the fire hydrants pop on Imperial highway and Woodruff avenue. You just follow your training; clear the buildings of personnel for after shocks, shut down the gas if there are leaks, check the main electrical panels and check for water pressure. Sounds like the middle states and east coast need to do a little disaster and preparedness training to me. Remember one thing above all else; do not panic, stay where you are until the quake is over, them evacuate the building in case of after shocks.