Ron just called me in from the other room. He was on the phone with a colleague who works in Ontario, California, and in the middle of a sentence she suddenly exclaimed, “Oh my god, Ron, oh @#$%!” and dropped the phone.
Ron then heard what sounded like things falling to the floor and the buzzing of anxious, confused people in the hall before Amy came back and said that there had just been an earthquake, that it was the worst she’d ever experienced, and that she was damn well going to get out of the building as quickly as possible, especially because she was on the top floor.
The magnitude of the quake is estimated at 5.8 and it’s reported that the epicenter was near Chino Hills, which is less than 15 miles away from where Amy works.
So far, only minor injuries and damage have been reported; I hope nothing worse has happened or will happen.
[Cross-posted to “Blog” Thingie.]