[bd476]

ken21 wrote: "that’s the 1st time that i’ve felt an earthquake while sitting in a car. in long beach, at a red light, and the front end of my car went up, down. i looked up to see the aluminum street lamps moving 3-4 like jello."

That sounds like a very unsettling experience.

Years ago, I was sitting at a traffic light when a moderate sized quake hit. At first I thought someone had hit my car from behind. Then after looking in the rear-view mirror and seeing no other car, my attention was drawn forward and up and I noticed the traffic signal and street signs swinging.

[Alia]

Sitting on the Golden Gate Bridge in car, long commutes lines, waiting to pay the bridge toll going into SF. The GG Bridge swings, and if stopped in car on bridge; one can really notice it. You can almost see the thought bubbles over the drivers'/passengers' heads... "earthquake?" .

Not funny; but funny. Everyone revs after paying the toll. Fast rev. Get away fast rev.

[ken21]

that’s right!

i’ve been through too many socal earthquakes to review all of them here.

but the landers quake was interesting—water in our swimming pool splashed out 20 feet or so.

the norwalk quake found me outside vons pavilions eating a bagel and drinking coffee while waiting for a fellow employee to to to work.

i walked away from the building, lest something would fall on me.

it was like walking on water; the asphalt came in waves. literally.