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California

I am one step closer to being a real Californian now, since I felt my first earthquake tonight. It was a 5.2 magnitude 15 miles NW of Hollister, CA (or 3 miles SW of Gilroy depending on who you ask, I guess). Apparently this put me in a class IV intensity area -"light shaking" and no damage. Which seemed true. It was a strange experience - trying to figure it out, and then finally realizing it just as it is ending. I can definitely imagine how scary a more intense quake would be, since it really seems like there is nowhere to really go unless you can react immediately.