The Earthquake

So we felt our first earthquake in Istanbul this week. It wasn't a big one (4.2 on the Richter scale), but we still felt it. Byron had just returned from taking Ernestine out, and I was sitting in the big chair in the living room. We were waiting for "Lost" to come on, and the building shook a little. We could hear things in our apartment shaking and the floor felt rubbery for a few seconds. Nobody was injured and all of our things survived. Surprisingly, Ernestine didn't seem to notice a thing! She was intently watching Byron who was retrieving a treat for her when the quake started. It only lasted a few seconds, but admittedly, it was a little freaky.