I have a very healthy respect for earthquakes. You were either very brave or very crazy to be under the house!
A bit of both. Had no choice since we had to know if it was safe to stay. Didn't go back, though, until several weeks had passed and the constant after-shocks had subsided.
It really pissed off Santa Cruz residents that the media played up the damage in and around SF, but ignored Santa Cruz where the devastation was more widespread but not as easily accessible or glamorous (not as many people died, but far more were rendered homeless).