The earth moved and I slept through it

[Erik]

Apparently we had a big earthquake here early this morning, epicenter was less than 150miles from my house. And I slept right through it. One of my colleagues says he woke up by the bed shaking.

Newspapers confirm it's the biggest earthquake in the country in 104 years, a 4.7.
For those of you in areas where earthquakes are common that might not be much, but here it's big news.

[esa5444]

I almost slept through the Northridge quake in '94. That was a 6.7 (which means it was 200 times stronger than what you experienced). My mom woke me up though. A 4.7 might be harmful in areas where houses are not built to withstand earthquakes, but in those places where they are, a 4.7 is about as big a deal as a gust of wind.

[ButchS1066]

The Northridge quake woke me up, but I was less than 50 miles from the epicenter. IIRC the aftershocks were in the 4s.

I've slept through a few hurricanes though.

[Erik]

I remember the 4.2 in Ignalina a few years ago, and a few smaller. Never experienced anything bigger than that. The 4.2 felt like someone was trying to bulldoze the concrete building I was in, the others like a train going by right outside the house. Not really a big deal, once you realize what it is. This isn't an earthquake area, so anything that can even be felt is noticed, and duly reported in the newspapers.

I don't think there is anything in the building code here about earthquakes, probably one of the very few things that isn't in it. But I haven't heard anything about any damages, so I guess houses built to handle the winters here are study enough. At least for a 4.7...

[Erik]

Guess I spoke too soon.
The epicenter was right under a small village, with an old church built in the 10th century. The roof of the church cracked, and part of it caved in. It's still standing though.

[Dub_James]

We had a small quake in Ireland back in the mid 80's while we were on holidays. Slept through that one.

[Frankingun]

I've either slept through or totally missed most of the tremors we've had since I moved to Indy. I did wake up during the one we had earlier this year, though later that same morning at work I was walking back to my cube when the big aftershock hit, and I didn't feel it, I just wondered why the doors to the offices were rattling.

[Denis]

We had a small quake in Ireland back in the mid 80's while we were on holidays. Slept through that one.

I remember that one. I slept through it, but the shaking was enough to switch our washing machine on. When we woke up, we wondered why the empty machine was running.

[Dub_James]

Hehe, bet that was spooky. My Mother said my brothers' crib shuddered across the floor. With him in it We were at Mosney at the time.

[Denis]

Hehe, bet that was spooky. My Mother said my brothers' crib shuddered across the floor. With him in it We were at Mosney at the time.

Mosney, now there's a name I haven't heard in ages! I still remember it as "Butlin's". We used to spend our family summers in Skerries, and a day trip to Butlin's / Mosney was always part of the programme.

Those were the days.