Earthquakes have to be one of the weirdest natural disasters. I’ve only been in a ‘tiny’ 5.4 magnitude (+countless aftershocks) and it was an experience I will never forget - so surreal. I understood that the ground moved in an earthquake before, but there is a different level of understanding when you’ve felt the earth betray you en masse like that.
I’ve also been in a couple of tornados, which were also scary af, but in a more normal sort of way. They are amazingly loud and the sandpaper wind is so much more painful than I would have expected.
Interesting— growing up in California, I feel differently. I’ve never seen a tornado before but I think I’d be way more spooked by that than an earthquake. But I’ve been through plenty of earthquakes, including in the middle of the night when they woke me up, so they don’t really phase me. The only scary thing is that, unlike weather, you don’t know they’re coming. But they’re also over pretty quick (usually).
Earthquakes have to be one of the weirdest natural disasters. I’ve only been in a ‘tiny’ 5.4 magnitude (+countless aftershocks) and it was an experience I will never forget - so surreal. I understood that the ground moved in an earthquake before, but there is a different level of understanding when you’ve felt the earth betray you en masse like that.
I’ve also been in a couple of tornados, which were also scary af, but in a more normal sort of way. They are amazingly loud and the sandpaper wind is so much more painful than I would have expected.
Interesting— growing up in California, I feel differently. I’ve never seen a tornado before but I think I’d be way more spooked by that than an earthquake. But I’ve been through plenty of earthquakes, including in the middle of the night when they woke me up, so they don’t really phase me. The only scary thing is that, unlike weather, you don’t know they’re coming. But they’re also over pretty quick (usually).