![Ben Werdmüller](https://werd.io/file/5d388c5fb16ea14aac640912/thumb.jpg)
Everything changed in the blink of an eye.
I remember when I experienced my first earthquake. I was standing in a house in Berkeley, all white plaster over wooden walls, and it was like a wave suddenly passed through it. In an instant, the walls flexed and curved like butter. My reassuring knowledg…