why cant i feel earthquakes?

Question

the 1st and only other earthquake i ever felt was the big one(8.0) here in the bay area(san francisco area) in california

scared me half to death since i was only 6 at the time and i didnt even know the word earthquake until that one arrived.

i dont know if its some mental block or mind over matter but i dont feel them.

today i guess we had one around a 4.0 and the guys next door ran over to see if i was okay and i was like....dude you trippin.

so what gives? mental block? mind over matter? or do i just happen to be right place at the right time to avoid them?

Answer 1

It could be just the common reason, that they occur in California on occassion and you could be immuned to it. It would be like if I lived in a different country and say our main animal was an owl, hypothetically. Well, someone who was not used to hearing an owl, would freak out and say WHAT IS THAT NOISE. I would say, what noise? I lived in the place so long that the sound of the owl never bothered me, but someone newer to my country would question it.

Answer 2

Slight earthquakes are not felt because there is enough background action going on that you don't sense something unusual. A minor earthquake may appear like the response from a heavily-loaded truck rumbling by, and if trucks rumble by, why should you surmise there is an earthquake instead of a truck? PS. The '89 quake was a 7.0 event; the 1906 quake was up there around 8.0.

Answer 3

ur probably engrossed in something..i didn't feel a 3.2 .. i was outside and next to a car wash place..lady told me the chair shook.

Answer 4

You probably walking or doing something that prevented you from feeling it

Answer 5

If you're distracted by something or moving around, it's harder to feel them.