Yes, we felt it...

At 2:28pm a 7.8 earthquake hit western China, and we felt the tremors about 1000 miles away! We are fine. All I noticed was the obvious swaying of a hanging lamp but Jim's 33 story office building was evacuated. I did wonder for the first time, however--Exactly how well are these buildings constructed?? But I figured, looking out at the 10 major skyscrapers under construction within view of our bedroom window...none of them were toppling over. So I stayed in and let Ellie finish her nap. I've yet to hear whether or not there was major damage in Chengdu, where we have several friends...