CNN.com - Earthquake rattles Midwest

You know how whenever somebody's trailer get hurled by a tornado, they always say "it sounded just like a freight train." I hope that "It was like somebody shot off dynamite" or "I thought maybe a tree hit my trailer" becomes the tagline for earthquake victims in the MW. Here's a proper usage example from CNN.com

'It was like somebody shot off dynamite,' said Spaulding, who added that his cat leaped out of his lap and would still not come near him two hours later. 'I thought maybe a tree hit my trailer.'