So an earthquake just hit my city

[RAINCRAFTER]

It is kind of fun.

Yeah, for some reason, I have fun during natural disasters too.

Maybe it's exciting, and yet not a lot of people die.

[gmpd2000]

Well, I've been in an 8.8 earthquake here in Chile.

According to the webs, it was the 6th largest earthquake in history.

It feels like your house is being swing around in a rope, movements are slower than a smaller earthquake (well, in Chile, below 7.0 Richter isn't considered an earthquake), but the movements are more powerful and longer, anything detached from the floor will be moving (And I was in a third floor in that time, so imagine it a lot worse) and destroyed if fragile, my house suffered some cracks in the walls, but if your house isn't made from anti-seismic construction, it will come down.

Also, DON'T GO INTO STAIRS WHILE THERE'S AN EARTHQUAKE.

Get away from large things in your house.

Get away from windows.

For extra safety, get under something heavy (a table, your bed, etc).

Go under a structural part of your house, if your house goes down, that will not, it might save you.

Those are some tips, you can search the webs about more if you want.

Edited July 8, 2015 by gmpd2000

[CelticCossack51]

Yeah, for some reason, I have fun during natural disasters too.

Maybe it's exciting, and yet not a lot of people die.

I still yet to feel the fun in natural disasters, and I want to feel that joy. Come on Earth! Throw me some more 3.0 earthquakes! But not the Big One please.

[gmpd2000]

I still yet to feel the fun in natural disasters, and I want to feel that joy. Come on Earth! Throw me some more 3.0 earthquakes! But not the Big One please.

Ha! That's cute, here we have a 5.0 about once a month.