Freaking out a little.
My husband just called and said, "Don't turn on the news, don't freak out. There's an earthquake here but I'm ok."
But it was still going on. Literally, he was talking about the building moving and swaying, and wondering what he was supposed to do.
I Googled it but found nothing, since it just happened right now.
He said he'd call again in 5 minutes, after he took the stairs down.
Anyone know if it is serious or not?
UPDATE:
He's ok. Just called. VERY shaken up, he said the room was creaking and moaning and he was sure the whole building was coming down, but obviously it didn't!!
OK! Taking deep breath!
I hope that everyone fares as well as he did.
LINKS
USGS
Twitter-Breaking News
News Report From CNN
SECOND UPDATE - Earthquake Data
According to USGS (link above), though the initial estimation of the strength was listed at 7.9, it was later downgraded to 7.6 and now stands at 7.4.
Additionally, the epicenter was moved closer to the coast than originally thought. The depth of the earthquake was revised from about 10 miles deep to 10.4.
There have been three aftershocks, the first listed as 5.3, and two others at 5.1.
I'm no earthquake expert, I'm just parrotting data I'm reading off the site. Please excuse any inaccuracies or other unintended errors.