First earthquake for me was in Lansvale, Sydney NSW, would of been 1972-73, I worked late and slept on a stretcher in the office, made of fibro, it was about 6am, just a whole lot a shaking, then noise then me on floor and the fibro wall next to me cracked in two diagonally! ....dident help my hangover, but it was pretty scary, the family german shepherd was found the next day in Cabramatta.......
Cheers Billy