there. can you describe what it was like when the quake happened and the reaction from those around you? was there panic? how did it play out? >> well, i've been in about five quakes now from japan to california and mexico. you kind of feel it's taking a deep breath and it moves back into position. this was not like that at all. it started with, i guess, a gentle rumbling and then it became a violent shaking. first from side to side and then up to down. it was kind of like -- i was on the fifth floor of a six story building, and it was kind of like the reverse of a bumpy -- like the rides children play on. when you're able to balance up and down but it's actually bouncing you. most people got out of the building, and the quake lasted