I woke up in the middle of an earthquake.

@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

Japan´s earthquake was bigger than ours . While ours was 5.6 and caused no damage, in Japan they had one over 6 Richter that collapsed some buildings.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29413)

• Eugene, Oregon

14 Apr 16

@nanette64 I remember a day when I lived in southern California when there were at least ten quakes of 3.5 to 4.5 from morning to evening. It was alarming, but I never went through any major ones.

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Nanette Piotrowski

@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

14 Apr 16

Earthquakes are scary no matter where they are @JamesHxstatic . I don't think any place is safe anymore.

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vids

@vhpsandi (358)

• Mumbai, India

14 Apr 16

I think the most scary of all natural calamities is earthquake. It does not give time to think and move to safety. During an earthquake you just have to be lucky. Looks like you were. Thank God for that.

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@annierose (21571)

• Philippines

15 Apr 16

I am afraid of earthquake. I think Japan always experience earthquake and maybe people there are already used on it.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

15 Apr 16

@annierose I don´t think that anyone can gey used to quakes.

@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

My house is very safe except if there is a catastrophe. My late husband made it earthquake proof.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

14 Apr 16

The one good thing about England is that we do not usually get natural disasters.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

14 Apr 16

@marguicha Are you sure that it was an earthquake and not just that you started snoring.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

@Asylum

I´m one of the few people my age who DO NOT snore

. Check earthquake chile today. Most people would think that an earthquake over 5 Richter is a serious one.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

You are lucky. There are all sorts of natural disasters in the planet.

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Hope

@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

14 Apr 16

Glad that it wasn't too bed! We rarely get earthquakes and when we do they are very small tremors that if one is asleep they will not even feel them. However, we do get some bad snowstorms, rainstorms, and windstorms at times..

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

I don´t like snow and we seldom have some here. That is because we are not prepared for snow while we are prepared for earthquakes.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472109)

• Switzerland

14 Apr 16

Scary, I hope you had no damages. We are pretty safe here in Switzerland, we do not have natural disasters.

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@annierose (21571)

• Philippines

15 Apr 16

Hi Anna! How about storms in Switzerland? Are there any? You must be very lucky to be in a country which is considerably safe.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

No damages at all. I would have been damaged though if I had gone out as I could not find proper shoes.

Anna

@LadyDuck (472109)

• Switzerland

15 Apr 16

@annierose We have thunderstorms of course, but not hurricanes or tornadoes, it's a pretty safe country.

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109846)

• Los Angeles, California

14 Apr 16

I have experienced many earthquakes.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

In what part of the US do you live?

John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109846)

• Los Angeles, California

14 Apr 16

@marguicha LA so I was awakened by the Northridge quake.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

@JohnRoberts That part of the world, near the Pacific Ocean, is prone to quakes. Funny it was named "Pacific".

marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

14 Apr 16

This part of the country has tornados although I have never been in one.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

14 Apr 16

@marguicha have seen the damage afterwards and it is just terrible.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

I have seen that on TV and they ARE scary

@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

15 Apr 16

@Marcyaz It seems to me that there is still damage in New Orleans after so many years.

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Dominique

@dodo19 (47336)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

14 Apr 16

Fortunately, we don't really get earthquakes here. I think we may have had a very low one, when I was a teen, but that's very rare for us.

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Dominique

@dodo19 (47336)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

15 Apr 16

@marguicha it can't be a pleasant occurrence.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

15 Apr 16

@dodo19 It isn´t. I fear earthquakes.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

15 Apr 16

There are quakes everyday where I live.

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Jose Juan

@quantum2020 (12041)

• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico

14 Apr 16

Mother nature usually gives me gives me enjoyment!

It is only when mother nature reacts to the pressures carried within that it spanks me hard in the butt!

The last time it occured to me, I was taking pictures with my new cannon camera and an earthquake occurred, I was in the middle of the street with my camera and a bottle of yogurt; the camera felt into the bottle and ended up useless.

I sold the camera for 1/10 the original price and eventually bought a new phone with camera.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

Mexico has lots of quakes too. I remember the first time I went to Ciudad de Mexico with my husband and I could see the devastation caused by the big earthquake you had.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

15 Apr 16

@quantum2020 Our country lies exactly where 2 plates collide. And to make matters worse, the Andes mountains, beautiful as they are, are young mountains full of volcanoes.

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Jose Juan

@quantum2020 (12041)

• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico

14 Apr 16

@marguicha I was not in Mexico at that time, but it was a strong earthquake! We are located at the edge of two continental colliding plates and also have some volcanoes that form part of the ring of fire.

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@silvermist (19702)

• India

14 Apr 16

@marguicha I am lucky to be living in a place where earthquakes do not occur.Anyway,I am glad you were not much affected.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

My house is quite safe. Anyway, just in case, I sleep in the first floor.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

15 Apr 16

@silvermist No. But I probably would rund down the stairs and break a leg

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Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

15 Apr 16

@marguicha Is First floor more safe?

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (83103)

• United States

14 Apr 16

I guess earthquakes are frequent in your area if you were able to go back to sleep. I'd have had a panic attack if I felt an earthquake in the middle of the night

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

Unfortunatly, we have the gold medal as earthquakes go. In many countries, an earthquake this magnitude would cause big troubles because of fear.

Jo Ann

@akalinus (43366)

• United States

14 Apr 16

Wow, glad you are safe. Earthquakes are so scary. I used to live in California and have been in a couple of good ones. We get hurricanes and tornados here. I don't care for either one. Wind can be terrifying, especially when objects fly around.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

Earth won´t stay quit, as I can see. If it is not one thing, it is another.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

15 Apr 16

@akalinus So true!

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (43366)

• United States

14 Apr 16

@marguicha No matter where you live, something unsafe will happen with the earth and/or the weather.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (220357)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Apr 16

Here in California, it's earthquakes as well. I kind of enjoy them and find them exciting, but I haven't been through a bad one. I lived in Iowa in 1989.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

Some people find that a 5 Richter quake is a big one. But I guess it depends on many things. There are buildings that are not prepared for quakes.

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (43366)

• United States

14 Apr 16

In 1989, there was a bad earthquake. My brother lived there, his house caught on fire but a neighbor put it out with a garden hose. His daughter saw a chimney fall. It must have been scary and heart wrenching.

The Horse

@TheHorse (220357)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Apr 16

@marguicha It also depends on how far you are from the epicenter.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247184)

• United States

14 Apr 16

I was in an earthquake in Puerto Rico, a 6, and once in San Francisco, both on vacations. No damage to speak of. I was in a monsoon in Hong Kong. That was awful. Where I live, we've gotten some awful hurricanes and blizzards.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

Hurricanes are awful. And I don´t know if there´s a way to hide from them.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

15 Apr 16

@DianneN In the 2010 bif earthquake here, the worst damage and losss of lives was done by the tsunami.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247184)

• United States

14 Apr 16

@marguicha No, there isn't. We live on higher ground, but my son has a house 1007 feet from the ocean. He watched the water come up his street and came to us with his kitties. Fortunately, his house was one of two that didn't have water damage. His house is on a slight incline.

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Marja

@buenavida (9984)

• Sweden

14 Apr 16

I am happy you are OK

we had an earthqake this spring, but I didn't even notice anything - in some places the houses were shaking, but no damage as far as I know. But we can have very cold at times. -30C or even colder.. Brrr..

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Marja

@buenavida (9984)

• Sweden

14 Apr 16

@marguicha Yes, we have central heating, and I rent my apartment. It is really warm here when things work, which they do, most of the time. The air is very dry, when it is cold, and becomes like electric and I have to hang up wet clothes - it is handy to do that after I have washed..

- sometimes I use a spray bottle with water.

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@marguicha (223850)

• Chile

14 Apr 16

I would not know what to do with that cold although I bet you have CH. Our coldest weather is 0C. I then want to stay in bed all day.

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maezee

@maezee (41988)

• United States

14 Apr 16

Wow, that is scary indeed, even if it was small. I have never woken up or been in an earthquake. We typically only have heavy snow, rain, and occasionally tornadoes, but not even that often. It's all very scary how powerful mother nature can be. Glad you are safe.

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@annierose (21571)

• Philippines

15 Apr 16

How will you know that there will be tornadoes in the area? Is there a signal before they appear? What do you do to stay safe when there are tornadoes?

@annierose (21571)

• Philippines

15 Apr 16

@maezee I haven't experienced an earthquake that lasted for more than 3 minutes yet. And I do not want to experience it anytime in the future.

. I remember the last time there was an earthquake, I was already sleeping. My brother woke me up and when I woke up, I thought I was just dizzy.

maezee

@maezee (41988)

• United States

15 Apr 16

@annierose Yeah! Theres an emergency siren that goes off. Also the sky turns a strange shade of yellow. You basically want to shelter in place in the basement in any room with no windows. What about you and the earthquakes?

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