The San Diego bloggers are all over this one, but up on the second floor in Irvine (due north of the epicenter in this picture) it felt like the shockwave from a low flying supersonic airplane. Just one big *WHUUMPPpppppp* as the P wave blew through Orange County.
This is the second time I’ve been on IM live when a quake has come through. In that split second when I determining whether it’s going to be a big quake or not I manage to type a declarative “earthquake” and that’s about it.
For the record, when the quake happened I was in the SDSU computer lab, on the ground floor of the library. It lasted four or five seconds, at the most, and nothing seemed to be damaged. No big deal but mildly entertaining for a moment or two.
housequake!