We felt that San Fran quake in LA. Our chandelier started swinging. IIRC right before the WS game?
I lived at the epicenter of the Northridge Quake. When the earth moves that violently it does seem like forever. And the sound, it was deafening. Cabinets became detached from walls, Everything in them thrown all over the place. Refrigerator moved 15 feet. The cinderblock partitions between our properties came crashing down. About 2 feet of water from our pool came out. And then there were the aftershocks for months. We spent a week living in a tent in our front yard. Quite the experience.
But made a lot of friends...