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The Ground Shook

Living on the East Coast of the U.S. you don’t feel many earthquakes. In fact, in my 27+ years, I’ve never felt an earthquake anywhere until last night.

Earthquakes in Croatia are not common, but they do happen every few years. This one was centered in the Western part of Zagreb and registered 3.5 on the Richter scale. It’s enough to feel and see things shaking. I was lying on the couch watching War of the Worlds when the couch shook beneath me. We are situated on the Eastern part of the city, and didn’t feel the full strength. Dinko said that people from work commented about dishes shaking and glasses clinging.

I was really freaked out about the earthquake. You put a lot of faith in the ground after awhile, and when it becomes unstable, your faith in it does to. I’ll get over it. Maybe it’s good for people to experience earthquakes when they are young so they aren’t so afraid of them when they are older ;)

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