My god...I think we just had an earthquake

Maine.

I was about 60 miles from the epicenter.

I was, of course, on the computer when it happened, and the ceiling fan right above my head started swinging, stuff was toppling off shelves and I heard something break, which we still haven't found yet...thankfully it wasn't a window.

Being a double-wide mobile probably didn't help..the creaking and shaking were probably worse because it's not the strongest structure in the world.

No earthquakes in months. It's rather boring really.

Probably some truth in that assessment.

But when you're in it and it sounds like it's coming apart at the seams it doesn't help the nerves.

You sure Zel wasn't just giving it to you extra hard last night?

The quake shook our condo in Concord, NH- we were just finishing dinner and the floor beneath our chairs started feeling very wobbly and there was a noticeable rumbling. For us it lasted about 7 seconds and was worst from second 4-6. Nothing broken and no loss of utilities, so while it was jarring there is no lasting damage.

I lived through both the '71 Sylmar Quake, and the '94 Northridge Quake. I was living in Sylmar both times, so the first one was under my feet, and the second was only 10 miles away. The Northridge quake really got my attention since I was older, and damn near threw me out of bed. It was so loud and shook so violently that I thought the house was going to collapse on top of me. You really haven't experienced sheer terror until you've experienced a 7.0 or higher quake.

^ Yeah...I think I really understand that better now.

We had that little temblor here in Virginia last year that kind of excited everyone.

I've been in a 7.6 (on Diego Garcia when I was in the Navy) and that shit ain't fun. But when I was on Adak in the Aleutian Islands, we had volcanic quakes all the time that went up about 5.0 and they were kind of interesting.

5.0 quakes are powerful enough to cause the ole sphincter to pucker up. They get your attention whether you want to give it or not.

Oh, and....