The 11 most relatable tweets about last night’s San Francisco earthquake
While much of the east coast is being slammed by a winter “bomb cyclone” storm, the west coast just experienced their own scary natural phenomenon. A magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area last night, so it seems the entire country is experiencing something crazy today.
The quake hit at 2:39 a.m. local time and thankfully there are currently no reports of damages or injuries. However, plenty of Californians were awoken from sleep, which no doubt left some feeling cranky and tired.
So what does a person do after they’ve checked their home for earthquake damage and fallen dishware? They take to Twitter, of course, giving the rest of us a much-appreciated play-by-play of the unexpected early morning shake-up.
First and foremost, we’re hoping that all those affected are safe, because earthquakes are scary, no matter their size. Also, we’re genuinely thankful for the wired world of Twitter right now, because it brings people together in times of crisis in a mere 280 characters, reminding all of us that we’re never, ever alone in our panic/musings.
Some people were — quite literally — shook.
18 years of earthquake drills and protocols: Duck and Cover!
Me in bed: pic.twitter.com/Ke9HK4LB5Q— lint licker (@spookyburgundy) January 4, 2018
All these years of practicing earthquake drills and my dumbass still just laid there in bed not knowing wtf to do lmfaoo
— Josué (@hoesuueee) January 4, 2018
Me when I felt my bed shake thinking it was a demon plotting on me #earthquake pic.twitter.com/91CXNssbVZ
— Humberto
(@wxxbeto) January 4, 2018
Definitely leaped outta bed thinking “it’s happening” I’ve been training for this earthquake my whole life
— Grady Brannan (@gradybrannan) January 4, 2018
Some felt like the earthquake was trying to slide into their DMs.
Mother Nature just sent everyone the same “You up?” text #earthquake
— Catherine Millmann (@cat_millmann) January 4, 2018
Even Berkeley mayor Jesse Arreguin had jokes.
In the event of an #earthquake while sleeping, stay in bed, cover you head with a pillow until the shaking stops. Today's #Berkeley quake measured a preliminary 4.4 near Claremont in the hills. We will be monitoring any damage reports, and always be cautious of aftershocks.
— Jesse Arreguin (@JesseArreguin) January 4, 2018
Others were understandably concerned about the aftershock effect.
“How long does it take for an aftershock to occur” “can an afterschock be stronger than the original earthquake” pic.twitter.com/bmei6JsCfK
— nene (@ireneguzmann) January 4, 2018
Waiting for the aftershock like. #earthquake #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/V3GQBPzSSn
— Abril Saínz (@brilsainz) January 4, 2018
While some realized they’re totally unprepared in the event of an actual emergency (us too, guys).
the earthquake made me sit up and think about how I've had all the bottles of water and eaten all the stuff out of it over the years so now my disaster kit is just boullion cubes, fruit snacks and a pair of nail clippers
— jon hendren (@fart) January 4, 2018
But most were just happy to be able to safely tweet.
When the earthquake hit and after realizing we were all safe in my house and there was no damage, I was on Twitter. Life in the 2010s.
— Sal Castaneda (@sal_castaneda) January 4, 2018
Earthquake twitter is my favorite twitter.
— Roman Mars (@romanmars) January 4, 2018
Stages of earthquake twitter:
1) "earthquake!"
2) validation
3) jokes
4) "never gonna be able to sleep"
5) "I really should get an earthquake kit, I mean it this time"— Jared Schwartz (@hapfrap) January 4, 2018
All jokes aside, we’re hoping that those impacted by the earthquake are all safe and sound, and able to get some rest. Now, back to Twitter…
