Earthquakes Reactions
By Eli Brown-Martin
On Monday, March 5, 2012, the San Francisco Bay Area experienced a moderate earthquake with a 4.0 magnitude and originated 8 miles deep on the Hayward fault at 5:33 in the morning. It was not a dangerous earthquake, but it was strong enough for almost everyone to feel it. I went around asking people how they felt about the earthquake.
“I really didn't have a reaction, I just kinda felt it and then I felt the after shock.” said Dominique Veasley.
A lot of people didn't feel it because of how early in the morning it was, and they were sleeping.
“The earthquake woke me up,” said the 7th grader Auriane Vacher.
“It was just another earthquake, it's normal, I mean we're in California and the San Andreas fault is right over there so...” said Ruby Ingamells, an 8th grader.
“I was having a dream and then I woke up and I was kinda scared,” said Oliver Bourdrel the 6th grader.
“I felt kinda freaked out because even though CA is thought of as the earthquake state we actually don't get many earthquakes so I was kind of scared,” said Mira Korry the 8th grader.
This was another of the many earthquakes originating from the Hayward fault in the Bay Area. Although it was definitely not the strongest, it still caused a little panic. That just goes to show how dangerous earthquakes can be.
“I really didn't have a reaction, I just kinda felt it and then I felt the after shock.” said Dominique Veasley.
A lot of people didn't feel it because of how early in the morning it was, and they were sleeping.
“The earthquake woke me up,” said the 7th grader Auriane Vacher.
“It was just another earthquake, it's normal, I mean we're in California and the San Andreas fault is right over there so...” said Ruby Ingamells, an 8th grader.
“I was having a dream and then I woke up and I was kinda scared,” said Oliver Bourdrel the 6th grader.
“I felt kinda freaked out because even though CA is thought of as the earthquake state we actually don't get many earthquakes so I was kind of scared,” said Mira Korry the 8th grader.
This was another of the many earthquakes originating from the Hayward fault in the Bay Area. Although it was definitely not the strongest, it still caused a little panic. That just goes to show how dangerous earthquakes can be.
1906 San Francisco EarthQuake. USA national Archives. Flickr, common license.