Earthquake country

Last Tuesday was the first time I've felt such a strong earthquake in such a long time. I remember standing in my boss' office talking, then she suddenly pointed to the ceiling. Here I was thinking there was probably dust on my head, so I grabbed a piece of paper to cover my head. Then I started feeling the room shaking stronger and stronger. Next thing I knew was my boss ducking under her desk and me crawling under her desk for cover. The whole thing lasted about 10 seconds but it seemed forever. It happened during M's first day of the bar. He told me later some pieces of the chandelier fell down. During the whole ordeal, CA-natives quickly grabbed their laptop, went under the desk and continued typing the answers while non-CA residents, who have never experienced an earthquake, panicked & didn't know what to do. Although I feel bad for them having to go through that, It must have been a pretty funny scene.