Post #66444 by McDougall on Thu, Dec 25, 2003 6:56 PM

I was on the spot for both of the modern day big CA earthquakes. Venice Beach and SF respectively. The SoCal one felt like walking on surf. Just a gentle move under my feet, like the whole world was slowly rolling under my feet, just like a wave. Of course that "gentle" movement destroyed our house and so much more. The quake south of SF I was downtown SF driving, heading towards the Bay Bridge, lucky I didn't make it. I remember driving and swerving just a hair and not thinking much of it until I got out the car and felt a minor roller under me, I knew what that was but didn't realize until the Ball Game was cancelled how bad it was (SF vs Oakland World Series). The feeling of an earthquake might be actually pleasant if there was nothing to fall, break and destroy. Some of the smaller quakes were actually more unpleasant, more like a jerking shaking type of feel. I undertsand there are different types which may explain this.