Friday, July 20, 2007

4.2 Earthquake Hits Montclair

I felt this one more than the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. A 4.2 earthquake, and my bed was practically in the epicenter. Needless to say, it woke me up. The bed tossed and turned, rattled from right to left and back. I tried to go back to sleep -- after all, it was 4:30 am -- but didn't manage that for awhile. I got up briefly, checked my phone to see if the kids had called (and the kitchen to see if anything had fallen), and went back to bed again.

And I went around the house this morning. No damage. I'm so glad I have the anchoring of the house to the foundation scheduled for later this summer. I was wondering, as my bed shook, if I had put it off too long.

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