And here are the links to two of the bad CA quakes. My cousin was an RN at the Hospital but worked 7-11 shift.....the earthquake woke her out of a deep sleep. Another cousin was in commute when it happened in Oakland, he was already through the pancaked area before it fell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiabD0WBl7w North ridge, a recreation with real photo damages
http://www.livescience.com/48324-lom...-pictures.html