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I live about 20 miles from the epicenter and my neighbors said that their mirrors were shaking and monitors were wobbling. I felt nothing, at all, and my cats

I live about 20 miles from the epicenter and my neighbors said that their mirrors were shaking and monitors were wobbling. I felt nothing, at all, and my cats didn't move an inch. I'm pretty observant with that sort of thing, so I'm a bit surprised. Is it even possible for someone a few houses away to experience drastically different seismic activity? Edit: I was on the ground floor, which is likely why I did not feel it.

nickjj 3y ago
If my eyes were closed I wouldn't have been able to tell the difference between it and a washing machine running on a floor below you. I really only noticed it because my monitors were wobbling a decent amount. > Is it even possible for someone a few houses away to experience drastically different seismic activity? I'm not sure but there's probably variables around how sturdy things are (the foundation, floor, walls, desk, monitors, etc.). If I tap the side of my desk with the force of a golf clap the monitor wobble factor it about equal to the earthquake. I know in the US it's funny to measure things with weird units but that's the best I can do to associate the amount of force.
- fullstop 3y ago
  I was at a desk which also has a bunch of my wife's art supplies on it. That stuff definitely would have moved.