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4. I remember waking up in bed in the dark feeling like we were in a ship at sea rolling on the waves

Wed Jul 30, 2025, 05:30 AM

Jul 30

you could hear car alarms going off in every direction
then when everything finally stopped moving, you could hear neighbors all around cheering

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With all the tsunami talk, I just want to say this about the earthquake... [View all] C Moon Jul 30 OP

I went to my car that night too BaronChocula Jul 30 #1

Seriously malaise Jul 30 #2

The day before Northridge NJCher Jul 30 #3

That would have been those alarms that had different sounds. C Moon Jul 30 #9

The closest I've been to an earthquake that large... Hugin Jul 30 #5

Had you just NJCher Jul 30 #7

It was in Northern California... Hugin Jul 30 #8

I'm trying to imagine what NJCher Jul 30 #10