EW, my brother experienced something very similar. He and his pregnant wife were sleeping when their 2-year old daughter had a bad dream and came in to sleep with them. Within moments, the Northridge earthquake hit.

My brother's house suffered major damage; chimney collapsing, everything out of the cupboards onto the floors, patio collapsed, rock siding on the house fell down, and . . . . a very heavy bookcase fell directly onto my neice's bed. She would have been crushed.

Chills, huh?