I have yet to feel any of the smaller earthquakes, or at least, register them since we moved here though my husband has. But I do remember an small earthquake in upstate NY when I was a kid. I was watching TV in the basement after school when all of a sudden, the room twisted. I ran upstairs to find my stepmother exhorting us to stand in the doorway of our house. Thankfully, it was over as quickly as it began!
"Stand in the doorway!" That's what I was always told as a kid, too. That's what I did in 1971, though now they say that's a bad idea. This time I had no presence of mind to do even that, I was just frozen! Thanks for responding, Nancy! Let's hope we don't experience a "big one" any time soon.
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I have yet to feel any of the smaller earthquakes, or at least, register them since we moved here though my husband has. But I do remember an small earthquake in upstate NY when I was a kid. I was watching TV in the basement after school when all of a sudden, the room twisted. I ran upstairs to find my stepmother exhorting us to stand in the doorway of our house. Thankfully, it was over as quickly as it began!
"Stand in the doorway!" That's what I was always told as a kid, too. That's what I did in 1971, though now they say that's a bad idea. This time I had no presence of mind to do even that, I was just frozen! Thanks for responding, Nancy! Let's hope we don't experience a "big one" any time soon.