On Tuesday, I was in San Clemente, CA meeting with my manager when an earthquake occurred. It was my first experience with an earthquake, a large convex mirror in the corner of the room started shaking, hanging lights started swinging... lady at a nearby table stands up, looking a little scared, clutching the table and says: "oh my, this is a good one!"
I'm sitting at the table with two folks that have had far more experience in earthquake country than I -- they are staying put. Meanwhile, I'm thinking, do I run out of the building, or hide under the table for protection?! My manager is smiling.
When the earthquake ended, he says: "That was about a 5.5." Turns out that was fairly accurate, it was a 5.4 magnitude quake, epicenter was in Chino Hills, CA.