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winter_elfAh yes, the wonders of living in CA, sometimes the earth moves. This was a super short 'jolt' quake. I was less than a second long. Just enough to make one jump and the house to squeak, but nothing rattled, shook or swayed . It was stronger up in LA basin, but down here in lower CA, very weak. But strong enough to be felt even for how short it was, so I knew it was a decent magnitude.
For those who don't know - quakes almost always (95% of the time) start off with a 'jolt' feeling. It sort of feels like what happens when jerking awake from a falling dream to me. The 'jolt' is then, usually followed by the rest of the quake - either a rolling feeling or a shaking feeling, which is often stronger and much longer than the original jolt. The jolt always gets my attention, and prepares one for what follows. I was all braced for the follow up here..... and nothing. hmm... strange.
For those who don't know - quakes almost always (95% of the time) start off with a 'jolt' feeling. It sort of feels like what happens when jerking awake from a falling dream to me. The 'jolt' is then, usually followed by the rest of the quake - either a rolling feeling or a shaking feeling, which is often stronger and much longer than the original jolt. The jolt always gets my attention, and prepares one for what follows. I was all braced for the follow up here..... and nothing. hmm... strange.
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Date: 18 May 2009 16:59 (UTC)