So finally it ends...after 4 plus years of no quakes, I finally get to feel one again!
It was 4:07 by my bedroom clock when I awoke suddenly. Not the groggy, drowsy waking but the insta-awake adrenaline shot. What must have been the initial jolt woke me, with what sounded like someone banging their fist on the wall next to my head. Once that shock subsided there was about 3-4 seconds of pretty sharp, high frequency rattling. I could head pictures in my home office shaking pretty good. And then it was over. I spent the next hour or so awake listening to KNX and checking out info on the internet. No aftershocks were to be had...
From the data and commentary from Cal-Tech it seems this was related to the Newport-Inglewood fault. A fault that's produced a couple of nice quakes in the past, the largest recent one being in Long Beach in the 30s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_Long_Beach_earthquake
Ah, well, it's good to be back in the saddle again...it's crazy but I love that roller coaster-like feel I get during quakes. Pretty much like the ride has left the station and even though you may be scared shitless and want it to stop, it's going to continue until it's over whether you want it to or not...
Fun times!
