Kaderin Triste
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Earthquake!
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So... at about 12:35am MST (approx 50 minutes ago from when I'm typing this), my third floor apartment, and the whole building really, began to shake. Things were rattling, the cats were scared shitless, a few things fell onto the floor, and after standing in shock for a few seconds, I scurried for the nearest door frame because all I could think was "you're supposed to stand in a door frame, right?".
It was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake about 90-95 miles away from me.
It took at least 5 minutes for me to realize what had happened. Another probably close to 10 for me to fall apart and start to pull myself together. About the time I was ready to find the cats, the first aftershock hit. I sat in the door frame again and focused on breathing. Batty was hiding under my bed, looking scared, but otherwise okay. Shade was nowhere to be found. But after searching, he was found hiding behind the toilet. A third aftershock hit. Much smaller, but still unnerving.
I am now wide awake and trying not to freak out. I know it's probably over and I know that compared to California, it's a pretty small quakes. But we don't get them here very often. In fact, this is the only one I've ever felt.
Anyone else been through an earthquake? Are they frequent where you live?
Any advice for a freaked out person who's been through their first quake?
Update: 1:30am MST I am still sitting in the door frame and have just felt a third aftershock.

Last edited by Kaderin Triste; 07-06-2017 at 03:30 AM.
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Posted 07-06-2017, 03:27 AM
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