Did you feel it? Do tell!

               Yup. The chandelier swayed. The dog skittered. The nap ended.

               Two things are certain in California – earthquakes and the post-shock chatter that ripples faster than aftershocks through rattled communities.

               Ramesh P. Singh, Ph.D., professor in the Schmid College of Science, Department of Physics, Computational Science and Engineering, documented some of the post-quake reports that followed Sunday’s 7.2 temblor centered near Mexicali, Mexico, by inviting email comments from Chapman faculty, students and staff.

               Such reports help geoscientists, seismologists and earthquake engineers assign intensity of an earthquake, Dr. Singh says.

               The rest of us just can’t resist sharing the communal experience.  Please add to the chat with your reports of where you were and how it felt. Below are a few random excerpts from Dr. Singh’s call for first-hand reports which gave us a smile:

               “I was laying on my bed and thought the new puppies started pushing it around, but they are only about three pounds each…”

               “Strangest feeling I ever had. (I was leaning up against a rock)…”

               “First afternoon nap I’ve had in years. First I thought my kids were shaking the bed to wake me…”

               Thankfully, no one reported injuries or property damage. To see what the Red Cross is doing to help victims in the affected areas, visit their site here. www.redcross.org