Standing here a few minutes ago, I thought I was having a dizzy spell and quickly realized that it wasn't me, but the ground that was moving. I just felt my first earth tremor and once I realized what it was, I ran to the the next room where one boy is sleeping and thought if this gets worse, which boy do I grab first as they are napping in separate rooms. Which ceiling would be first to collapse? Is is going to get worse? It is quite mild now, maybe a 4.4 but what if it is close and we feel the impact of a 7.0? We are in a 1 story wood frame house on flat ground. All good. Fortunately it did stop, but not after rattling dishes and hanging things and sending a surge of adrenaline through my blood stream.
The seismological report took about 12 minutes to show up on the USGS website. It registered as a 6.2 located about 100 miles SW of Monteverde. The following website is great for monitoring seismic activity. It even has a section for completing a "Did you feel it?" survey.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/
Interestingly, a little research reveals that CR might be "due" for a large quake due to pressures of moving earth plates built up for 50+ years. Just like many places are due for a big 'whatever' it does not affect how I carry on. Maybe its time to have an earthquake drill!
So glad you are all OK - We follow your journey all of the time and rushed to the computer to see how you were once we saw the news reports of the earthquake.
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Michelle, Dan & Shane
So funny. I was only a ten minute walk from you and we didn't feel a thing! Only learned about it this morning on facebook!!
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