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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Raverdave
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You SAW the wave???:eek: :cool: [/B][/QUOTE]
If you are in a supermarket, for example, it is easy to see the wave if it goes down an aisle. The stuff on the shelves jumps up as it passes, and you can even see the wave on the floor. In a house or a small room in a building, it is unusual to see the wave, but feeling it is easy. One time, in a 6.5, I thought a big truck had gone over the speedbump outside our office. When I looked up to see it, I noticed the Ryder trucks across the street were swaying back and forth, and I knew it was an earthquake. When you are on the 9th floor of a hotel in Mexico City during a 6.5, there is no doubt, as it throws you out of the bed and onto the floor. The room swaying 3 feet each direction, and the people screaming in the hall quickly let you know that it is an earthquake. But the 5.5's, I rarely feel at all.
kp
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