Thanks for all good wishes. Earthquake was sourced about 33Km away, 37Km deep, mag 5.8. Our house is on 6 metre deep poles so shakes even when the washing machine spins. One tumbler broke, a few minor items fell from shelves. I’m still shaking. I never leave the house, usually.
@Miraz Wow. Glad you're hanging in there. I remember feeling my first earthquake when I lived in California, and the sudden realization that rock was deep beneath my feet down below, and it was moving. Hopefully things settle down quickly, sending good vibes from New Mexico.
@Miraz Wow, that is much too close to be to that magnitude of an earthquake! Was it loud, with a rumble like a train bearing down on you? When I first arrived in CA in 1967 I read a book about the 1906 earthquake, with a sort of romantic fascination from a distance. Decades later one threw me out of my bed in the middle of the night and did $5,000 of damage to our chimney with a loud roar. I no longer wanted anything to do with nearby earthquakes! I hope it doesn't have you too rattled!
@Ron Thanks Ron, and sorry to hear you were thrown out of bed by a quake. Because this one was so close and relatively shallow the P waves that make the noise didn't get here before the S waves that make the shake, so part of my shock was the total lack of warning. We've had some smaller aftershocks, but all is fine now. 😀
@Miraz I’m glad to hear things have settled down now. I went on your blog and saw the picture of the things that had fallen down and nosy as I am, I couldn’t help wondering if you have two Netatmo main stations?
@odd I do. A sensor failed last year and because I'm in NZ I couldn't replace the sensor without also buying a new station. Very grrrr-making!
@Stevsmit It is. Most are too small to notice, but several have rattled the place. I'm a bit tired of them really.
@Miraz You have clearly learned more about quakes than I ever did! In CA I never heard of P or S waves. The media in CA mostly wants to see how much they can scare you about the Big One. When they reported aftershocks they would also tell you that what we just felt might be followed by a much bigger quake (the Big One), so every aftershock for the next few days would be sure to scare you even more. Your approach of getting educated is much better!
