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Originally Posted by richards6402  I've only experienced a few earthquakes here in Illinois. We are close to a fault line in Missouri and I think the strongest was a 4.0and that was strong enough. I can only imagine something in the 7.0 range. I'm not sure what the CA earthquakes feel like but the Illinois quakes feel like the ground is rolling. |
OMG, I can't imagine the damage a 7 or higher will make...scary thought! I couldn't believe that this one was only 5.1...maybe bc we were right on top of the fault line. It felt like we were being shaken back & forth, up & down nonstop. I didn't know if it was gonna stop, really thought we were gonna die! I really started panicking when the lights went out (I think that's when I screamed), TG they came back on right away.
All I could think of was my fur butts & kept a mental note of where each of them scurried to...they all went in different directions. Mimi went in the kitchen where the glasses were broken but she was ok, she just stood there, frozen in fear. Momo came running to my lap afterwards, the partition door that closed off the family room (where we were staying) opened up & I found Princess in the dining room, right next to the table. Turbo was right next to the coffee table in the living room. They're smart! I learned from them what to do next time (knock on wood).
So last night, felt a couple of aftershocks, but they were not jolts, maybe bc we're back in LA. It was a slight rolling-moving feeling. When I was in Fullerton, it felt like someone bumping on the sofa real hard & the scary noise that goes along w/it. Big difference. Talked to my Mom this morning, she's still in Fullerton & she said there were several aftershocks that she felt...she's coming home today, she doesn't want to stay there any longer!
Here's some more cell phone pics of the inside of my uncle's home. This line of crack goes all the way across the room!
0329141052.jpg All the furniture (even the refrigerator) is out of place. All the drawers & cabinets were open, the contents inside spilled out.
The cabinets on the floor were on top of the cabinet in the corner. I think one was on the other side of the wall.
Everything fell of the bookcases & desks. The printer & keyboard was in awkward places, upside down, my Mom put it upright here.
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This is the bathroom ceiling light, one plastic partition fell off & cracked, the other ones are just hanging there by the edges.
0329141100a.jpg These 3 pics above are from upstairs, lots of things got moved around.
Fireplace, there's crack lines like this all over the house & outside too.
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