Earthquake!

[Susan Westemeyer]

Even in the Netherlands we had earthquakes. Most notable the one in Roermond in 1992 (which happens to be were I live.) 5.8 on richter. There were cracks in our walls...
And on the ground:

we're right over the Peelbreuk vault line.
Geologists say a big earhtquake here in the future is inevitable. Research suggests 2000 years ago there was a big earthquake in the region which is geological a very short time ago

I remember that one, it was my first earthquake!

Susan

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

i remember that one too, i was 6 and i fell straight out of bed

 

[LaFlorecita]

i remember that one too, i was 6 and i fell straight out of bed

Loll

 

[krebs303]

Amateurs
Come to So Cal Here's a quick list I've been through
7.3, Landers, Calif., June 28, 1992
7.2, Southeast of Mexicali, Mexico, April 4, 2010
7.1, Hector Mine, Calif., Oct. 16, 1999
6.7, Northridge, Calif., Jan. 17, 1994
6.2, Joshua Tree, Calif., April 23, 1992
5.6, Sierra Madre, Calif., June 28, 1991

And many many little shakers

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Sure, there are a lot of bigger quakes. But when you usually don't get any, even a small one is an event.

Susan

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

ya i've never been in one, and I was driving yesterday when it apparently happend I didn't even feel it (or was aware of it until I got a phone call 5 minutes later)

It's the talk of the town tho

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Sure, there are a lot of bigger quakes. But when you usually don't get any, even a small one is an event.

Susan

and can do strange unforgettable things. I've only been in a small one, but the ground became like waves of water maybe 6 inches tall, and wooden fences bent and rippled like the ground, with minor damage. I bounced up and down with it, which disoriented me a bit.