I was about to do my workouts
By marguicha
@marguicha (230350)
Chile
January 23, 2021 6:41pm CST
When it began to tremble. I never know why is it that sometimes I feel it more when it is the same magnitude and other times I don´t really mind it.
This one was big because it waas right under my house. There were 2 shocks. One when I was turnning on the alarm and the other when, with trembling hands I was taking it off.
While Luna and I were in the garden, both trembling, suddenly I thought that maybe I was being left outside. But fortunately the front door wasn´t well locked and I could enter.
Now I turned on the alarm again but left my bedroom door half closed. If anything happens, I can get in and out again.
Meanwhile in the same piece of news, another earthquake, much bigger, had occurred in the Antarctica. That was 7° Richter, terrible.
Friends, I dread earthquakes.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jan 21
I too dread earthquakes. Stay safe. Prayers for safety of people there.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
24 Jan 21
@arunima25 It wasn´t that big as quakes go, but I was scared.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
24 Jan 21
I live in a country with many earthquakes.
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@rebelann (117259)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Jan 21
I have to admit I have never felt one @marguicha
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
24 Jan 21
I would think that most people dread them. I was in one once my first and last thus far. It was when I lived in ohio. The girls in my dorm room were hollering and once awake I thought a train was going through the form even though there wasn't a train near the school. A few minutes later once girl said it was an earthquake.
I found out later that a fault line went right through that part of ohio.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
24 Jan 21
@marguicha that's not good. I know other places so as well.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
24 Jan 21
@MarshaMusselman In my country there are several earthquakes every day
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
25 Jan 21
@TheHorse Fortunately yes. Only the very old houses have problems here. And there are very few of them left, mainly in the country.
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Jan 21
@marguicha Are the buildings ready for them?
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
24 Jan 21
The one where I live was only 5.8 but the epicentre was very near where I live so I felt a lot.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
24 Jan 21
@LadyDuck It was. And I had just set the alarm so I had to take it off to go to the garden.
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
24 Jan 21
@marguicha Oh my goodness, if it close where you live it was strong enough to feel it A LOT!
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
24 Jan 21
The one near my house was finally 5.8 but very near where I live.
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@RasmaSandra (98026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Jan 21
I can imagine how scary that was do stay safe and I hope it won't be repeated We had some really minor movements back when I lived in NYC minor but enough to make you know the floor was moving and I always had the awful thought about what would happen if a real earthquake did hit NYC all those tall buildings YIkes!
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
24 Jan 21
The buildings and houses in my city are built to have the least problems after earthquakes. Still is scary.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
24 Jan 21
@marguicha
I hope you and Luna are safe. Earthquakes are no fun. We have them here and they are not fun.
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@LindaOHio (222624)
• United States
24 Jan 21
I hate earthquakes too. When we visited California, I was nervous the whole time we were there! Stay safe!
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
25 Jan 21
@LindaOHio I think that Luna gets scared because I do.
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@LindaOHio (222624)
• United States
24 Jan 21
@marguicha Try not to worry. Does Luna give you any warning?
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
24 Jan 21
We have quakes (smaller or bigger) every day.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
25 Jan 21
@CarolDM I have grown use to the smaller ones.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Jan 21
@marguicha I suppose you sort of get used to it.
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