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CaliforniaPeggy

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10. My dear mvd! I've lived in CA since I was 13, and these little ones are not a problem!

Reply to mvd (Reply #9)

Sat May 8, 2021, 11:58 PM

May 2021

You really get used to them and realize that nothing bad will happen.

I've been through a couple of big ones and those are a lot scarier.

Our earthquake building standards have gotten very rigorous and unless it's a huge quake right under the house, we will probably be OK.

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3.7 earthquake -- Hermosa Beach, CA, area. [View all] Scottie Mom May 2021 OP

Didn't feel a thing in Whittier. Iggo May 2021 #1

Just one, strong jolt. Not a rocker or a roller or a shaker. Scottie Mom May 2021 #2

We had one of those a couple of years ago. Iggo May 2021 #3

Exactly. Scottie Mom May 2021 #5

I'm in HB right now and felt nothing. JI7 May 2021 #4

Nothing Felt Here In South O.C. SoCalDavidS May 2021 #6

Thought I felt something in Hollywood DBoon May 2021 #7

I'm in Manhattan Beach, and I sure did feel it! CaliforniaPeggy May 2021 #8

Hi Peggy mvd May 2021 #9

My dear mvd! I've lived in CA since I was 13, and these little ones are not a problem! CaliforniaPeggy May 2021 #10

I find that I don't feel it unless it's greater than 5.0 or ... aggiesal May 2021 #18

CaliforniaPeggy.... Upthevibe May 2021 #11

It did feel rather strong. And it wasn't particularly shallow. CaliforniaPeggy May 2021 #13

I'm in Manhattan and didn't feel a thing DFW May 2021 #12

Wrong coast, I think, my dear DFW! CaliforniaPeggy May 2021 #14

I KNEW there must have been an explanation........... DFW May 2021 #15

I felt it in Culver City. Grumpy Old Guy May 2021 #16

I thought a 3.7 was just under what most people would feel. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #17

I really felt it. It felt like a fist punched the back of my chair and I could feel Raine May 2021 #19