Despite all that, everyone was calm and no one ran towards the door. If people had run to the door, they may have tripped over one another or got hit by falling objects. When I was 4, I was in a big earthquake as well. At that time, I was at a grocery store with my mom and saw many people running to the exit when my mom pushed me and my newborn brother under some table. People who ran out got injured or even killed because they got hit by falling glasses, etc. or got ran over by other people. Staying calm is the best thing we can do, but it is also the hardest thing to do when the unexpected occurs.