<p>…hit just a few minutes ago here in San Diego. It came in two parts - one quick hit, then a pause, then a bigger shake that lasted long enough to get me up and moving toward the door.</p>
<p>No damage at our house, and I hope it was a small one nearby instead instead of a big and destructive one centered far away.</p>
<p>Anyone else feel it?</p>
<p>Google says it was a 5.9 and hit nine minutes ago.</p>
<p>More like a rolling motion up here near LAX. But it lasted a long while. It was centered near Ocotillo.</p>
<p>On Easter, Mexico had a big Earthquake. California and Arizona both felt it, it was not shaking, but it was smooth; kind of weird.</p>
<p>This one was a rolling quake similar to the Easter quake.</p>
<p>I was surprised that this one was in the same place as the 7.2 because it felt stronger to me. The 7.2 lasted longer but was just rolling the whole time. This one started with a little roll, and then we felt a good sized jolt. The hanging light fixture and the pool water (our home seismometers) were really moving with this one.</p>
<p>^^Our home seismometer is our little dog. When the first jolt hit she announced the quake by running and cowering under the chair in which I was sitting. As the second wave was rolling through she barked twice, signaling about a 6.0 on the dog richter scale.</p>
<p>We felt it here in San Diego. I was sitting on D1’s bed looking at her yearbook and she was working on the computer when it began. The cat jumped off the bed and ran downstairs to where H and D2 were.</p>
<p>Last night’s quake briefly interrupted the Padres vs. Blue Jays baseball game at Petco Park. Many of the Blue Jays players said they had never felt an earthquake before. Which reminded me of a fair sized quake that shook the small CA town of Coalinga back in the mid-80s. It struck in the middle of a high school baseball game. The shaking was so vigorous that people jumped out of the bleachers and the pitcher’s mound kept disappearing and reappearing, up and down, as the waves rolled through. </p>
<p>There was a lot of damage in the town, so the first impulse might have been to rush home and check for damage and injuries, right? Not if you are an umpire. After the shaking stopped and the players stood up and dusted themselves off, the umpire asked each bench if everyone was everyone was okay and then turned and shouted “Play ball!” Gotta love baseball umpires.</p>
<p>“Are their many quakes in Santa Barbara?” asked the very nervous east coast mother of a son about to move there for 6 yrs.</p>
<p>cool baseball story.</p>
<p>Go to the USGS for earthquake history. I think the last significant quake in SB was in 1925. Though this is in no way a predictor. [url=<a href=“http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/]Earthquakes[/url”>Earthquakes | U.S. Geological Survey]Earthquakes[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Basically, if you live in Ca you need to be prepared for earthquakes. If you live on the east coast, be ready for hurricanes and in the midwest be ready for tornadoes. It’s always something.</p>
<p>From DW, attending a conference at the convention center, and I thought she was dreaming - either a big coincidence or these things happen all the time, I guess:</p>
<p>“OMG!I just felt my first earthquake 2mins ago.Still feeling the aftershock!Hope we don’t have another one when I’m asleeo.checked with the hotel, he says it is ok now no need to evacuate.
V”</p>