Have you ever felt an earthquake and what did you do?

I have been through the Northridge and Sylmar quakes, and here is my blog about my experiences: http://rddcn.multiply.com/journal/item/59/Earthquake_Stories

yes i was in Concord when the big one came that killed a lot of people with the freeway collapse and all of that. i had went to my second job and at first i thought i was just dizzy from the exhaustion i was having. it was very frightening when i found out the earth was shaking, and the phone lines were down so i couldnt check on my sons. anyway, i moved away 2 weeks later. never to return to that horrible state!!

I don't live in an area that has experience many earthquakes, (I think only 2 have been felt in over forty years) and one of them I felt when I was a teenager, but because I never felt one before,I had no idea what it was. I remember I was in my bedroom and a sound like a huge semi, (I grew up in a small suburban neighborhood where nothing bigger than the delivery truck goes) and I felt a little shaking I thought was from the truck, but when I looked out my window, there wasn't a car in site..Later on I heard it was a minor earthquake.. Now I have learned that I am located just north of the New Madrid fault I found a site to prepare before, during, and after an earthquake. I hope this answers your questions: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/prepare/

I live in the Philippines and our country is in the Pacific Ring of Fire where earthquakes are common. The agency in our government who's the authority on earthquakes and volcanic activity said that we actually experience small earthquakes everyday, we just don't feel them because they're too faint. Anyway, there was one time when I was a kid when there was a huge earthquake. I can't remember much but what we did was go under the table, and I went under a chair (the chair was tall enough and I was small then). Later on, I've experienced intensity 3 earthquakes. One was in bed one evening and what I did was I did not move. I didn't know back then that it was also appropriate to put a pillow on the head to protect oneself from any falling objects. Another one was in school. I was just sitting and I suddenly felt moving sideways. It lasted only a few seconds so I didn't do anything. Last month, we also felt another earthquake. I was doing paperworks on the table at home and I felt moving sideways. I was watching the TV with my mom and I didn't want to scare her (earthquakes are one of her major fears). I wasn't sure if it was an earthquake so I looked at the mini chandelier to see if it's swaying, and it was. My mom asked what's the matter. She knows that I do it but I just said I was looking at the clock. It lasted only a few seconds so we really didn't do anything. A short while after, it was on the news. After the Japan earthquake, the only thing we've done to prepare is learn what to do during earthquakes. We also bring with us a whistle all the time in case there's an earthquake, God forbid, and we get trapped somewhere. It's also wise to bring along a flashlight.

Yes, you are right there. Then back in the 1980s, we were advised to stand in the doorways. Maybe it was because they thought structurally doorways were stronger. Not anymore. My experience was in Taichung in Taiwan in 1980.

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Yes, I have felt earthquakes a few times in my life! Even now I think I feel earthquakes at night, even though I am now living in a country that very seldom get them! I think the fear of earthquakes has been ingrained in me!

Yes, I have felt a few earthquakes in my life and the fear is so ingrained inside me now that I even feel earthquakes at night, even though I live in a country that never has them! I think that earthquakes are very scary indeed!

Hi sary1 I am sitting here wondering if the admins here at Gold Crest have supplies on hand in case of a bad earth quake.we have had three minor ones here about 3 or 4 and outside of that queasy feeling I wasnot really scared. the 4 one lasted more than a minute and that made me nervous. I was trying to take my blood sugarreading and the bed was moving. oh by rhe way I am in California too Garden Grove. I was told that you were safer back a few feet from the door way as the arch over the door sometimes fell down on people. under a heavy desk like mine is the best place. b ut never run outside as signs and other stuff can fall on you.I understand you should have an led flashlight and a spare pair of shoes plus food and water and package of matches too.also some special blankets. we have nothing like that in my room save I do have an led flashlight

Earthquakes, already several times, I feel. I always hide under the table, if it is not possible to get out. When the earthquake hit where I live, I hit a falling tile. At that time, I was very panicked, because the very strong earthquake, and my son is still very small. Luckily I did not experience severe injuries. And we all survived.

Oddly enough, I have never felt an earthquake in my nineteen years of existence. And I'm living in one of those countries that belong in the Ring Of Fire, the ones that experience earthquakes the most.

Here in our province, earthquakes are just mild. They seldom occur too. Sometimes, in the middle of our sleep, we could feel an earthquake. If it is just mild, we just wait for it to subside, because it usually happens in less than a minute. But if it becomes strong, then we go out of our house. Thank God, we haven't experienced an earthquake that strong yet.

Earthquake in my area is very short and not very dangerous. it's only 1 - 2 minutes and max 7 richter. I just go out from the house or hide under the desk if necesary

I had one experience when I was studying in Chisan, Kaohsiung. At that time, we were sleeping. When the earthquake came, our bed started to shake for about 3 minutes. But at that that time I didn't realize that it was an earthquake so I wasn't as afraid as the others. I only awoke to the fear when my Taiwanese started to jump from his bed about a minute later told everyone to get out of the building.

Yeah!! I felt it last month in Delhi (India). It was around 4.5 or something on Richter scale. It was felt some weeks after the disastrous quake in Japan so I scared a little.

Hi,first, thanks for your information about how to do in the case of an earthquake, it is really helpful. second, thank god, i am not living in a earthquake prone place. but i did experience one big one when i was only two years old. of course, i can't remember anything. i just heard it from my mother. I think since the natural disasters, including earthquakes are more and more in recent years, everyone of us should know enough knowledge about what should do in the time of an earthquake. i wish i can hear more knowledge from other mylotters.

I am lucky to live in a not earthquake-prone location. Somehow, I have experienced earthquakes three times in my life already. Those are just mild earthquakes. The chair, tables, walls, ceiling are rocking on their own mildly. The last earthquake I've experienced was just last month. I was alone in the house, it's just mild earthquake but I was really scared! I remembered what happened to Japan and I was really scared because I was alone at home. I don't know what I will do if the earthquake will get stronger. Fortunately, it stopped. It was just like 10 seconds and it's just mild.

I was at work and we felt one. All the windows rattled and a few people screamed...We thought someone had hit our building with a car at first. But, earthquakes are not common here so we were shocked but everything survived. It was the talk of the town for the rest of the day but thats about it.

I haven't experience a wild earthquake. It's a good thing. hahaha. of coure it is. Maybe a bit of the ground shaking.. just a bit. Not as scary as I need to hide under the table or something like that. Also, I'm not really sure if we live in an earthquake prone are. I guess it's "maybe". Not really sure about that.

I do not have any major earthquake scary experiences I am more concerned about tsunami, since our city is located in the bay area what happened to Japan was something to be scared of who could stop it what precautions run to the highest peak and watch the devastation.