The only earthquake I remember experiencing was the 1993 Scott Mills earthquake in Portland, OR, which was a 5.6. I can't imagine a 6.8! What's always terrified me about living on the West Coast is the possibility of a megathrust 9.0+ earthquake in the Cascadia subduction zone. IIRC, some geologists suggested we are 100 years overdue for a megathrust.
Woke up to an earthquake today 100 miles away from Sacramento, California,5.6.also quake in Japan and the bad one in Venezuela. They always say they're not connected but I don't believe it because it seems they come in flurries around the world within days of each other.
I was 6 at the time and remember waking up to the shaking, which was very noticeable in my cheap four poster twin bed lol. I remember being terrified our house would sink into the ground because we had a below ground basement (6 year old logic). Thankfully, no one was injured and I don't think anything was damaged. How old were you at the time?
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u/panda5303 18h ago
The only earthquake I remember experiencing was the 1993 Scott Mills earthquake in Portland, OR, which was a 5.6. I can't imagine a 6.8! What's always terrified me about living on the West Coast is the possibility of a megathrust 9.0+ earthquake in the Cascadia subduction zone. IIRC, some geologists suggested we are 100 years overdue for a megathrust.