The scariest quake for me was the Sylmar quake in 1971. Was a magnitude 6.6 and was at around 6am. Just turned 16yo and lived in L.A. in an upstairs apartment with my family. The whole building started shaking violently. I was asleep with my cat in my room and I woke up and ran outside in my underwear with my cat under my arm. Will never forget it. At least 58 people died.
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