My guys didn't bark, didn't make a noise. They just wanted to hide. My aunt's sofas are low on the bottom, so they couldn't hide under there (whereas our sofa, they can). There was nowhere to hide in the family room, so I found Mimi in the kitchen, next to the fridge. She couldn't run out of the kitchen bc I had a child gate blocking the exit but it was on the floor flat & she couldn't go over that either...I think she wanted to go in the dining room, under the table. That's where I found Princess.
I can't remember if they were acting strange b4 the earthquake, I had just fed them their supper & they were begging for the food as I prepared it like any other day.
Loll same here, I think they were more scared bc of me, bc I screamed. Whenever I touched Turbo, he started hyperventilating & shaking & when I removed my hand, he stopped.

Your poor uncle! I would be sick about the damage. :( Sure, happy to be safe and happy it wasn't worse, but what a pain.

When we had our big one here, I was afraid something would fall on the pups. I screamed for them to "come." Trainers would frown on my tactics, but the boys obey when they hear fear in my voice. We huddled in the door jam, but other people pointed out that I probably should have gone outside. Seeing your pictures of the sink holes, I don't know if going outside would be good. :eek: Nowhere is safe.

They say not to run outside, but that exactly where I head for when an earthquake hits. Towards the front door with myself and anyone in the house i need to protect.. my daughter and charlie both in hand. lol The man of the house is big enough to take care of himself. lol :D

One of my friends was in the apartment in Northridge from that famous photo of the apartment building crushing all the cars. I can't imagine what crawling out of that was like for her.

Holy cow, the Northridge EQ was hella scary! My friend from high school was attending Cal State Northridge that time & she was on the toilet! I was driving, coming back home from a B-day party & thought I had a blown tire. My bff was w/me & we thought it was the end of the world. We were on the 101 freeway & saw the transformers blow/ explode, light up the sky & it went completely dark. We pulled over, cried hysterically & prayed loll, the cars were whizzing by us like nothing happened, so we drove us home.

Yes, that was the worst one I ever felt, for sure!

Yup, sad as it sounds, nowhere is safe...the sinkholes were on the other opposite sides of the street, but close by, just up & down the street. There was a lot of water flowing bc there was mud on the driveways. If a power line came down, very dangerous!

I wouldn't know how to handle all 4 w/out them running away, that would've been a nightmare. I did think, 'what if the front door opens & they run out?!' but it didn't. The morning after, they all wanted to go out in the backyard, they seemed to feel safer out there than inside w/all the aftershocks. I felt comfortable w/them out in the back bc it's a very secure fenced in yard & I stayed there w/them. But even then, I kept checking that the side doors were closed. Good thing is, they have a pool & there's no cracks & just a tiny bit of water splashed out when I checked that night.

I did see on the news of an apt building in Fullerton that had gaping cracks that went along the whole side of the building & the tenants were evacuated. They all got a notice this morning that it was ok to come back. I think my uncle's house will be ok, they'll just need to re-spackle the hairline fractures & re-paint or replace the dry wall if need be, I hope so!

If ya'll weren't at home when the quake struck, that probably made the dogs more uncertain of everything, poor babies. I'm just so glad Mimi didn't get cut by broken glass or things falling from the kitchen cabinets! I'll bet you were scared to find out once you realized she was in there.

I just saw a news break that showed some footage of quake damage and saw a terribly messed up bedroom from the quake area - drawers all flung open and some tall furniture turned over, stuff everywhere it didn't belong. That room was a mess! Then they showed some damage to foundations of homes. I didn't realize until today how damaging it was to some. That would be so awful to just be sitting calmly in nice weather and things start moving and crashing all around you, including the home or building you are in, and you don't know which way to go or how severe it's going to be. I've heard over TV these last few years that standing under a supported area inside is suppose to be safer than running outside but how in the world one suppresses the urge to bolt outside with the dog(s) and family, IDK! Just so glad nobody or animals seem to have been seriously injured but, oh my, your peace of mind has probably been shattered for a while.

My piece of mind has been shattered. I couldn't sleep last night until I took down all wall hangings that hang above our heads. I think I will keep them down for now. We are still having aftershocks. Kind of scary!

Can't blame you - I'd be just the same for a while until things have settled down again. It's got to be nerve-wracking right now but hopefully, no more quakes.

That poor girl! She is lucky to be alive, but I can imagine how traumatizing that must have been.

Terrifying! The first quake I experienced at school in CA, one of my roomies who was with me had lived through the really bad one in Mexico City. She was in tears as our dorm jumped up and down.

I wasn't thinking earlier -- you have 4 and only 2 arms! Yes, gathering them all up to go outside would not be an option. Thank goodness the door didn't open and a window did not break.

Super scary!! I was 8 when the Northridge one hit. Our old big tv almost fell on my legs if it hadn't been for my dad pulling me out of the way. My older brother was on the top bunk of the bunk beds I think. I can't imagine what that felt like. I remember when we went back to school, each of us drew a picture book about what happened.
Agreed! That's why none of the others scare me in the least. They're manageable compared to that one.

I share a birthdate with the Mexico City quake. When the nurses found out my mom was from Mexico, they kept giving her updates. They scared her for nothing since our family lives on the west coast of Mexico instead of the east. :rolleyes:

It's best not to hang them back up. We always try to not hang any pictures or decoration over our heads. It just isn't practical in earthquake county.

Luckily she was on the second floor. Think everyone on the first died.