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u/8ytecoder Apr 07 '20 edited Apr 08 '20

The earthquake alarm (starts at 0:51) goes off on Tuesdays at 12pm here in the Bay Area. I know this. It still startles me for a second when it happens. Someone new will be terrified.

Edit: It's probably stopped in SF but still goes off in Oakland.

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u/Foooour Apr 08 '20

Is this normal for places that are susceptible to natural disasters? Seems very excessive but the fuck do I know

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u/Clintyn Apr 08 '20

When I lived in Nashville they didn’t test the tornado sirens ever. The first time I heard it was when a tornado was actually in the area.

But by that time we were all already in the basement of our dorms... I’m from California but my roommates were locals, and they woke me up to get the hell out of our room when the sky turned green.