[CKF Info] Rumble in the Jungle

[Will Nettles]

I guess I should report in. I live in City Terrace on top of an east  
facing hill about 20 miles west of Chino Hills.  I was on the second  
floor front porch of my house when the quake hit.

As I'd planned-- I ran through the house to the back while a couple of  
little things fell down inside. My house is not built real well and  
until I do something about it I figure getting out ASAP is the  
sensible move.  When I got outside I looked up at the old weed tree  
(ailanthus "Tree of Heaven" & empty lots) I wondered if that wasn't  
more likely to topple over than the house. These trees have a life of  
about 50 years and this one is close to it.

I couldn't figure out why the tree wasn't swaying, I looked around at  
the other trees, none of them were swaying, so I went right back to my  
porch. I couldn't see any signs of anything shaking or swaying.I  
started to wonder if maybe only my house shifted and it wasn't an  
earthquake. The aftershocks were not at all distinct but I had the  
'after paddle,' feeling for about half an hour. The coffee in my mug  
was moving a bit, but nothing exciting. My son called from Cal State  
LA, a couple of hundred yards north. He was walking at the time and  
didn't notice it at all. As we we talked on the phone helicopters  
began hovering overhead. I turned on the TV. One of the stations  
showed a water main two blocks away at City Terrace and Eastern  
cracked. (There wasn't enough to paddle in, which makes all of this  
off topic.) Mark, sympathies for your  Ukela...ukelel... musical  
instrument.

I'm sure some of the cracks in my walls got bigger, but it's hard to  
tell.


Will