Had an earthquake today

[Heathen Dawn]

It’s called the Great Rift, or the Syro-African Fault, and there’s always bound to be earthquakes there. So there was one at about 10:00 o’clock my local time. Epicentre in the Dead Sea, and the earthquake was felt all over my country, and also in neighbouring Jordan and Lebanon.

I thought it was my mum waking me up. I opened my eyes, but no-one was there. But everything was still shaking. The bed was trembling. It lasted for about two minutes. It was absolutely scary. More so for my dad, who was at work: his office computer started shaking before his eyes.

It was 5.1 on the Richter scale—a bit weaker than that of 1979, but still strong enough. Luckily, not as strong as the recent Iranian one. But it’s a perpetual danger in my region all the same. And it just scares one stiff when it happens—the feeling that the very ground under your feet, Mother Earth herself, is unstable and trembling.

I’m OK. It’s all passed.

[CloakofStars9]

man i dont miss those bad boys

glad you are safe

[Autumn]

Couple years ago we had a good rattle here. It was my first earthquake and my confusion was only added to when my DH said "It's just an earthquke" JUST huh?...

Have some tea and settle your nerves...many aftershocks?

[Flaire-FireStar]

I hope everyone's okay. :blushake:

we don't get big suckers like that up here (just the aftershocks of other ones...) and they're still a bit creepy..though it sorta feels like I'm on a boat. :sick:

[Heathen Dawn]

It’s night-time now, it’s all but a distant memory ... after you get a big one like that, you can hope to have some peace and quiet for a decade or so ... I hope.

[Xentor]

Here's hoping with ya! Glad to see you're safe, Heathen Dawn.

Even we do get earth quakes once in a while. Way up to 7 on the Richter scale. Way frightening.

[Galaxia]

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[Hoot]

Heathen Dawn, I'm glad you're okay, too! That must be really weird. I've lived in areas of tornadoes, hurricanes and floods and droughts, but so far, no earthquakes.

[KaimelarFeylove]

Glad you're still all good..

we had one here one time, but no one knew it had happend till the announced it on teh news

[Equinox]

Whoa! I'm glad you're OK.

Here in the middle of a plate we don't get anything like that. Earthquakes sure can be devastating: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/sig_srch.shtml

Take care-

-Equinox

[Pesha]

Having lived in So. Calif. I am very familiar with earhtquakes. I guess after awhile I just got so used to them until the big Northridge quake in 1994. That one was a doozy. I am glad you are ok.

BB
DS.

[Heathen Dawn]

Thanks for the replies, all. Morr’s OK too.

[TornadoAli]

Oh wow. Good thing you're safe! I felt one once and it was freaky! (I have to admit tho, I liked it..)