I've experienced a major quake before. Scary! This is big for pacific rim residents. [msn.com]
That was a big quake, you also have the tsunami danger with a quake such as this. I was relieved to hear it would not affect California. We are waiting for our next big quake as well. I also read that you would be experiencing aftershocks for years, and aftershocks are still earthquakes. Hang in there!
I was in the Northridge quake.