^Yeah, it was a short tremor and it was about 40km deep, but it still shifted me at least an inch from where I was originally sitting when it hit. I think I was on my feet and running to put a jersey on before it even stopped, because it's windy and freezing here at night, and I didn't want to end up an ice cube if we had to leave the house.
The first proper tremor I felt was last year, also a 4.5er but it was about 5km deep and 2 miles from where I live. I actually HEARD the ground moving, and everything shook. It lasted for about a minute. Now THAT was scary. Last night was just a reminder to get my gear together for when the big one hits. If it was a big one, I would have sat in stoned in terror for the first minute before going crazy and running around to get my kids.
I'm still waiting for my partner to feel a big one. He never believes what I say, so he thinks I exaggerate about that big one I'd felt before.