Earthquakes being felt are really not all that unusual on St. Maarten, although the first time we heard about one having happened we were skeptical.
And on another occasion, our adult kids were in one of the penthouse units above us and told us about it the following morning and we thought, like others here, 'perhaps too much vino for them last night?' - but we were assured by many it had actually happened. While their wine glasses were dancing across the coffee table upstairs, we slept right through it a floor below them. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" />
Since then we've experienced them a few times ourselves and it is a slightly unnerving experience, and particularly so when you're in an upper unit in a tall building. I think the visual and sensory effects may even be amplified by the height, if that's possible. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />