Usually they do come with a bit of a warning

My experience of an 8.1 earthquake last year here in Northern Chile is a good example. There was weekly seismic activity leading up the eventual big one on 1st April 2014. Everybody in the city kind of knew it was coming, about 2 or 3 days beforehand I had been to the Supermarket to buy some stuff to make an Emergency Kit (water, tinned food, matches, torch, snacks, drinks...etc...) and pretty much all the bottles of water had already gone, which suggests many people were doing the same. The noise as much as the movement is the scary part, I was teaching in a factory at the time of the big one and I'll never forget the sound of the tons of metal crashing about, car alarms going off, glass smashing and of course the screaming.

Posted By: Brandonio on July 13th 2015 at 20:52:23

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This is really well written, and horrifying. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 13, 19:37:38
- The Yellowstone Super Volcano is probably worse. (General Chat) - usacanary, Jul 13, 21:16:17
- "Juan de Fuca" (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 13, 21:13:01
- Thanks for posting - living 2 hours north of Seattle... (General Chat) - Kev, Jul 13, 21:09:32
  - Surely you also get to shoot at all the Twilight fans as well (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 13, 21:13:53
    - It's actually bear arms (General Chat) - Kev, Jul 13, 22:21:18
      - Wow. Guess you guys all work out a lot (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 13, 22:23:53
- The Freemasons, Illuminati and Prince Philip have got it all planned out (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 13, 21:00:42
- Usually they do come with a bit of a warning (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 13, 20:52:23
  - Sounds like Prince of Wales road on a Friday night. (n/m) (General Chat) - Bungle, Jul 13, 23:32:22
- Great read. Thanks for posting (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 13, 20:43:13
- it wouldn't really be terrifying to live there (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 13, 19:58:09
  - i repectfully beg to differ mister w scrimmage (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 13, 20:06:26
    - well there is that (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 13, 20:08:34
      - i did do some in depth scientific research though as AB had got me all frit up (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 13, 20:14:23
        
        that makes me wonder where on earth is safest from manmade/natural disasters (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 13, 20:18:50
        
        Under the kitchen table (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 13, 21:18:47
        
        Bristol. (n/m) (General Chat) - bird table, Jul 13, 21:18:25
        
        But then you'd get bit by some turbobastard of a venomous spider or snake. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 13, 20:20:39
        
        good point, I'd need to extend parameters to include noxious plants and animals (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 13, 20:23:41
        
        heating bills? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 13, 20:24:13
        
        a warm coat and perhaps some gloves might be in order (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 13, 20:27:21
        
        sorted (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 13, 20:44:23
        
        Wages.. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 13, 21:25:20
        
        checking house prices as I type... (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 13, 21:00:35

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