An earthquake hit the South Bay where we now live last night around 8:04 PM. The epicenter was in San Jose. It was the first one I really experienced and it was scary. We had just put Mia down for the night thirty minutes earlier, I was opening mail on the couch as Ken jumped around in front of the telly playing the Wii, his new toy. All of a sudden the house shook and Kona barked. We looked at each other and ran up to Mia's room where she remained asleep. It is the biggest quake since the Loma Prieta in 1989 which brought down part of the Bay Bridge, but practically no damage occurred. Nothing was amiss at our house. A couple of aftershocks have hit today, but I did not feel any of them.
So today I went to fill up the gas tank and buy some extra water to keep around. Not sure what else to do. We should brace a few shelves to the wall I suppose.
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there's a lot you can do to prepare for an earthquake! water's a must (make sure 1 gallon per person per day up to 3 days is good) and also have on hand dry and ready-to-eat foods. be sure to have a plan to meet up with loved ones in case you are separated or something. you need to know this beforehand, cell phones could be down during an earthquake. there's plenty more i could tell you since i've been through several in my lifetime, including the infamous '89 loma prieta rocker!
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