I yelled downstairs for Robin to stop playing with the dogs because it was making the books fall off the shelves in my office. Wow. Just like spring in Kyoto.

Hee. :)

We're still getting aftershocks - a pretty heavy one about 15 minutes ago has left me discombobulated all over again. The control freak in the house *ahem* doesn't like things she can't control.

Here is the information about it:

5.8 Hits VA

5.8 is a decent sized shaker; you're ready for SoCal now!

;)

A friend of mine who lives in the Bay Area sent me a link to the 'Massive Destruction in Virginia' which was a picture of a lawn chair knocked over.

*snort*

OK, so maybe she has a point from her perspective; but the part of CA I live in doesn't shake often (or much) so 5.8 seems like a pretty good sized quake for me!

We have them occasionally, but I work in a bunker-like building, so I was shocked to feel it sway so strongly! I thought a truck had hit the building at first.

5.3 in Colorado also. So far reports of damage from either is low.

Glad you are okay! We are worried that we will come home to pictures that have fallen off of walls etc. We will only find out Friday night though since we are not back from Alabama until then.

You will be ok. I find the safest place to be is in my bed. I have grown up and old living in So. Calif.

If anything is off the bookshelves or walls, we normally blame the cats....

Glad y'all are okay!

It's weird the first few times but still gets the adrenalin pumping even after living in California all my life. I'm glad everything is okay.

Hey, welcome to our world! Fortunately, if it happens offshore in Oregon, there's a range of mountains between the coast and Portland.

All kidding aside... weird, isn't it? Like you don't really realize what's happening until it's over. Glad all are well.

Glad y'all are OK.

5.8 is stronger than I like. And I live in Los Angeles county.

I'm glad y'all are OK. Getting the fact that an earthquake is happening RIGHT.NOW. is not a pleasant feeling or realization. I hope you get combobulated again quickly.

My mom and sister live in Williamsburg, and so I called to see if they were OK, and Katherine said, "Was THAT what that was?!? I thought Aiden (my 3 year old nephew) was fooling around rocking the car!" So it was apparently not that bad in Williamsburg. I lived in San Diego for several years and was awake for only one quake, which was something like a 4.6-4.8. I slept through all the others (all 4.5 and under). One woke me up once, and that was not fun.

Hope everything is fine.