A Big One..But I’m Still Connected!

A few minutes ago we experienced by far the strongest earthquake I’ve experienced since moving here in December.  Rather than the slight shaking that I’ve felt in previous events, this one couldn’t be mistaken for a big truck driving by.  Things shook laterally for several seconds, and then there was some vertical action which was a first for me.  After a few seconds of this, the kids’ training kicked in and we were all out in the garden.

I knew it was the real thing because even the maid’s eyes were huge.  She kept mumbling something and the only thing I could understand was ‘very strong’.  At the moment, there’s no data on the web, which seems odd.  I don’t know whether to blame Fuego or just the fault lines that run up and down the region.

What is really extraordinary is that despite this, both the electricity and my internet connection remained on.  The electricity cutoff about 10 times today, which meant I was offline a good part of the day, but we have a pretty strong tremor lasting a good 10-12 seconds and I’m still online.  Kudos to Veridas!

Update:  The USGS has identified the earthquake as a 5.2 earthquake just off the Pacific coast.