It has been a day full of them. We had the biggest earthquake that San Diego has ever had today; a 7.2. My family and I are safe and sound, we had no severe damage to the house.
The tremble started around 3:40 and it started lightly. It felt like someone had picked up our house and was swaying it back and forth. Gradually, the shaking became stronger and more violent. My Mom, Dad and I were all upstairs in their bedroom. Once we realized what was happening, we took off. I do not think I have ever seen my Dad run that fast. We ran down the stairs and out to the middle of the street. We were not sure if the house was going to tumble down on us. (Come to find out later, from my husband who is driving to North Carolina at this moment, you are not supposed to go outside during the earthquake. You are supposed to go to the nearest doorway and stand underneath it, even if the quake is this big and the house will fall on top of you) The quake lasted about 45 sec, but to me it felt like forever.
Once things settled down and all the neighbors talked about the quake, we headed back inside. My Mom was on the phone with my brother; who had my little sisters at the movies. He said that the employees had evacuated them and they were on their way home. The chandeliers and blinds were still swaying back and forth from the quake when we walked back into the house. Pictures on the wall were all lopsided. But no severe damage.
Since the major quake we have had about 4 large aftershocks. I am not a fan of earthquakes. You do not know when they are coming and you have no control of where you are when they come or where you can go.
Hopefully the earth will stop trembling and I will be able to get some sleep.
Hope everyone had a great Easter and a less eventful one then ours.