Originally Posted by Webby

Most noticeable time I never knew it was a shaker

Was on a Carribbean island at about 2am, working in the office part of the house. Could hear a train in the backgroud, and never paid attention. The sound of the train got louder, - then thought - there are no trains

Then the place started to move... watched the walls sway for a bit wondering when the first cracks would start - it was getting worse, so headed straight into the gardens.

The power of earth movement is awesome - the center of that tremor was 30 miles off the coast and around 30 miles under the ocean.