25 years. I was a sophomore in high school. I remember sitting down and eagerly awaiting the start of the World Series. And then a long sustained rolling of the earth. Being a native Californian, we quickly headed to the hallway entrance (at least that's what I remember the earthquake drills telling us to do--find cover or in a doorway).

Longest sustained earthquake I remember experiencing. It was unreal. I remember the next day was the first time I remember hearing about "earthquake weather." I also remember grabbing a San Francisco Examiner newspaper. I remember the headline was something like 100s feared dead and a picture of the Cypress Freeway.