Hit where I live hard enough to break some stuff around the house, but not dead. Doubt it'll do any real harm here.
But earthquakes are pretty scary, the feel is like being in a boat that's getting shifted around by light waves or a shitty jenga tower that's having a new piece placed in it. You feel like the floor is wobbling under you and your vision is all trippy because of it, which would actually be a fun feeling if it weren't for knowing that you could die as it's happening. The sounds are the scarier part, hearing every drawer and cabinet in the house open back and forth while the building is making croaking noises, not sounding like it's doing a good job of withstanding. It's also out of a horror movie when it hits at night and the lights start flickering, that's when I personally thought I was dead. Made me realize that you don't think anything special when you believe you're about to die, you just wait for it because you're too busy thinking "wtf im gonna die thats crazy", there's not really any room to make your amends or anything because it takes too long for that to register.
Can't do anything about it once it starts either, especially if you're high up in the apartment like I am. Probably more dangerous to try to go down than to wait it out. Just have to hope the third world structure you're in can handle it. The ass-clenching is strong because it's totally unpredictable when it'll end or what will happen, I think another thing that would be like this is getting shelled, in both situations all you can do is wait and count on your luck. Talked to someone who has gotten through a lot of shelling and they said sure.
It's still going on at the moment, but not anything strong. Just a nice dose of heart thumping twice a night.
Anyway, the best thing about it is is that it got me an extra week off school, maybe even more if it continues. Made me think I was going to die, but ended up saving me, that's pretty cool. Overall, I like earthquakes.
