https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 16:55:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake/page/2#post-1536538 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:33:56 +0000 farawayyama 1536538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, a lot. I grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand, where we had a lot of small ones growing up. I happened to move away just before the big ones hit though, so didn't actually go through those. </p> <p>Unfortunately the place I chose to move to was Japan, where there were frequently quakes as well. I was in Japan at the time the big one hit in 2010, but living further South that where it hit, so barely felt the quake but experienced the country effectively shutting down and the huge changes that it brought.</p> <p>I was also in Taiwan when the biggish one hit around this time last year, but didn't really notice it. From what I remember, that quake was high on the scale but didn't cause anywhere near the destruction of Chch or Japan.</p> <p>So year. Earthquakes are pretty normal for me and don't really bother me. I am living in Ohio now though, and it is weird not having any. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake/page/2#post-1536420 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:49:02 +0000 Mommy Finger 1536420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, a few years back in Chicago!!! It was very minor and really just felt like someone was gently rocking my bed. I didn't realize there was a major fault line in the midwest. But nothing like the west coast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake/page/2#post-1536010 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 08:31:05 +0000 MrsKoala 1536010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, the first and only night I ever spent in LA there was an earthquake. It woke me and my husband up but we were so confused and disoriented that we just thought we were imagining it. In the morning, we saw the news and realized it was a 3.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter only 1 mile away! Crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake/page/2#post-1535982 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 08:15:41 +0000 PinkElephant 1535982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! All the time while living in Japan. The crazy thing is sometimes with the minor ones, if they happened at night, I would get up to go to the bathroom not realizing that a small quake had woken me up, and would trip bc the building was swaying (most high rises are built on roller platforms to better withstand earthquakes). The first time this happened I was puzzled bc I stumbled feeling like I was drunk, but hadn't had any wine at dinner! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake/page/2#post-1535674 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:45:35 +0000 Springtime 1535674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! 2 or 3 actually, they scared the sh*t outta me. I Live in Oklahoma where I'm used to tornadoes, not earthquakes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake/page/2#post-1535673 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:41:44 +0000 mrskc 1535673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes many! I was visiting family in LA when the north ridge one hit. I remember I was keeping a tally of all the aftershocks I felt the next day. I live in California but have only felt a couple where I actually live. I also felt one when we went to Taiwan. That one scared me more than any other and it wasn't very big! I think because we were up a few floors so you feel more movement the higher up you are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake/page/2#post-1535664 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:31:55 +0000 PointeShoesTutus 1535664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. I've lived in Southern California my entire life. I slept through the Northridge quake but my mom came flying in to my room to wake me up. I hardly notice them but most of the time, we are a good distance from the epicenter, so we're spared a good shake. </p> <p>My east coast born and bred husband still gets excitable over them even though he's lived here for 15 years now. But he didn't bat an eye when Southern California lost power for a whole day and night a few years ago since he was used to not having power for a few days after bad snow storms. I, on the other hand, wanted to buy a generator after that outage. It's funny how to see how different things affect people based on where they've lived. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake/page/2#post-1535205 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:49:39 +0000 mrs. 64 1535205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've experienced 2 pretty small ones in Virginia. They scared me plenty so I wouldn't want any part of a big one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake/page/2#post-1534988 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:19:04 +0000 Aria 1534988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I experienced quite a few while I lived in LA, and a couple growing up in Washington. Never went through any really big ones though. The worst thing that happened was it knocked the power out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534979 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:16:05 +0000 googly-eyes 1534979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes but nothing too strong. </p> <p>@MrsMcD: I feel like the kind of building you happen to be in has a lot to do with how strong it feels? Idk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534978 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:15:23 +0000 shinymama 1534978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All.the.time. I have lived in Orange County my entire life {excluding my college years} and they still scare me. Actually I feel like now that I have kids I'm even more anxious about them because I worry about getting to my kids if they're not with me.</p> <p>Friday's earthquake was extra nerve wracking because it was immediately followed by an aftershock so it felt like one, long earthquake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534951 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:07:50 +0000 Kemma 1534951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stacks of 'em! NZ is right on the edge of a tectonic plate so we seem to be constantly shaking although I don't think you ever get used to the feeling. I was very thankful to not be living in Christchurch 3-4 years ago when the big quakes struck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534929 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:00:02 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1534929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Many! Former Californian here :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534926 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 14:58:48 +0000 Adira 1534926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, two that I remember. One was just a tremble - we felt it through the floor and were all "What was that??" and then later heard on the news it was an Earthquake. The second time, we felt it AND heard this loud rumble! I thought our furnace had blown up and made Hubs go check the basement, haha! Nope! Just an earthquake!</p> <p>But we also live in an area where earthquakes are few and far between and the ones we get are pretty mild. Nothing falling off the shelf or anything like that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534916 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 14:54:36 +0000 Crystal 1534916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! I was at work, alone in a creepy building, when the one hit Friday night. No thanks. </p> <p>I have felt too many to count over the course of my life. I'll take small ones every day of the week over a large one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534888 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 14:45:47 +0000 birdofafeather 1534888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yep! felt the same one as your folks and then many more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534702 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:53:12 +0000 HLK208 1534702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, the 2001 Nisqually earthquake in WA state was the biggest at 6.8. I was about 20 miles from the epicenter but it was so scary!</p> <p>We haven't had a big one since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534593 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:13:23 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1534593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, once while I was at work. I work in a high rise in Philadelphia, and a year or two ago (I'm going to estimate that wrong), we had an earthquake. It was pretty scary since we aren't used to getting them, but our building actually responded pretty well. It honestly felt like the floor was like a waterbed (which is apparently supposed to happen to prevent structural collapse). Scary nonetheless! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534582 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:08:58 +0000 edelweiss 1534582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes. a few tremors in northern california, but the biggest by far that i saw damage from was the august 2011 earthquake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534566 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:02:37 +0000 NeekieRose 1534566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! Grew up in SoCal. We actually moved right after the Northridge earthquake (not because of it). And we had one a couple years ago here in DC. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534413 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:22:24 +0000 KT326 1534413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I live in California and I've only felt two! The biggest one was actually pretty small too at 4.5. We are just waiting for another "Big One" to hit the Bay Area though.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534365 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:15:11 +0000 deactivated_account 1534365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was pretty darn close to the epicenter on Friday night and I don't think it was anything close to the feeling of the Northridge earthquake. I even remember the Whittier Narrows quake which also felt much stronger. I was in my office on Saturday when a 4.1 aftershock hit.... I got the eff out of the so quick! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534278 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:47:08 +0000 erwoo 1534278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. Growing up on a small island in the pacific, there were earthquakes all the time. Then I lived in California for 13 years and, well, have felt quite a bit there as well. Felt my first one on the east coast the other year. Then now in Asia, there has been 3 since we moved here 6 months ago. The strongest being about 6.3. We live in a high rise apartment building that is a year old so I didn't feel it much. It was definitely startling though! </p> <p>I'm glad to hear that your parents are okay. Wow, I hadn't realize how big that earthquake was! I have many friends who live in Southern CA! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534258 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:42:50 +0000 teamjse 1534258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, a lot, but nothing too big though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534253 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:41:16 +0000 MaryM 1534253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I experienced both of the recent ones in VA (2010 and 2011)</p> <p>The first one woke me from sleeping and I just thought I was motion sick. The second one did some damage at work (we had chimneys fall on 100+ year old buildings and half of the building I work in now was closed for about two years because of repairs)</p> <p>It was more scary than dangerous though. Giant chunks of plaster and insulation fell from our drop ceiling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534244 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:38:55 +0000 whenoceansrise 1534244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534230 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:34:31 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1534230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1 when I lived in FL. I didn't know it was an earthquake until my mom called because she had seen it on the news in TX. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534041 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:18:59 +0000 BSB 1534041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. Moved to the west coast 5 years ago and thought I would be able to feel an earthquake. Nope, but instead my east coast family and friends did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1534023 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:12:01 +0000 Caly 1534023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just the east coast one! Was a weird feeling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-experienced-an-earthquake#post-1533963 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:57:16 +0000 Happygal 1533963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, both in California and Virginia. I was in a work meeting when the earthquake started and my CA school training kicked in. I made everyone duck and cover under the big table. They were so distraught afterwards that the office closed for the day. </p>