Big Earthquake *merged threads*

[Buzz Mills]

Northern CA - Bay Area

 

[montana_16]

We just had a big quake here. I'd say it's at least a 6 on the scale. It was big!

 

[Buzz Mills]

We were rocking and rolling for about 10 seconds

scared the hell out of my cats.

 

[L L & S]

Modesto checking in.... we just felt it big time. Less than 5 mins ago.

 

[LinetteH]

Glad you are okay! Scary stuff. I never feel them but they make me feel nasueated!

 

[fivekidz4me]

Modesto checking in.... we just felt it big time. Less than 5 mins ago.

I am so glad someone else from Modesto felt it...everyone thought I was crazy when I said there was an earthquake.

 

[LinetteH]

I keep checking here but there is no magnitude # yet - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

 

[Buzz Mills]

5.6 preliminary

 

[BarnGoddess]

Not this on top of fires, Buzz!!!!!
Stay safe all N. Cal posters.

 

[L L & S]

They are saying 5.6, 7 miles east of Milpitas.

 

[Buzz Mills]

center 9 miles NE of San Jose

 

[Share-in]

We felt it here in Brentwood, but very lightly!!! When we lived in Pleasanton we would have felt it 10x's more!!!!!

 

[CarpeDiem]

Oh no. I'm sorry to hear this.

 

[Buzz Mills]

I've been saying it has been a long time since we have had an earthquake, and that we were due.

Now, I can only hope it is that many years again before the next one.

 

[reb]

everyone okay out there.........?????? CA didn't fall into the ocean this time,, i hope...?!

 

[BarnGoddess]

Just googled this:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km RegionMAP ? 2007/10/31 03:04:55 37.433 -121.776 8.8 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIAMAP 2.5 2007/10/31 01:20:52 33.464 -116.620 9.7 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km RegionMAP 4.5 2007/10/30 23:46:05 14.823 -93.105 53.7 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICOMAP 2.8 2007/10/30 23:29:27 35.428 -118.305 9.7 CENTRAL CALIFORNIAMAP 2.9 2007/10/30 23:14:48 44.346 -121.006 0.0 OREGONMAP 2.9 2007/10/30 19:55:35 37.977 -122.046 14.8 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIAMAP 2.6 2007/10/30 19:44:40 38.756 -122.707 1.4 NORTHERN CALIFORNIAMAP 4.8 2007/10/30 17:58:02 -20.102 -68.869 95.5 TARAPACA, CHILEMAP 4.6 2007/10/30 15:45:43 52.196 -171.424 10.0 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKAMAP 2.6 2007/10/30 12:25:53 34.137 -117.473 4.0 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIAMAP 3.9 2007/10/30 07:18:47 52.159 177.200 33.9 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKAMAP 3.4 2007/10/30 06:37:22 54.579 -161.721 19.7 ALASKA PENINSULAMAP 2.8 2007/10/30 04:34:30 18.666 -64.782 1.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGIONMAP 2.9 2007/10/30 04:31:56 60.077 -151.597 96.1 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKAMAP 4.6 2007/10/30 04:04:53 43.002 145.549 81.6 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGIONMAP 2.7 2007/10/30 03:51:28 59.572 -151.726 34.8 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKAMAP 5.0 2007/10/30 02:49:57 -4.831 154.081 400.5 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

this looks terrible. please go to the site for a clearer picture. There's a ? by the magnitude of this latest. I assume it is based on another time, GMT?

 

[Share-in]

Loma Prieda in 1989 was (I think) a 7.2. A 5.6 you can definitely feel too.

 

[Taximom]

I hope everyone is ok. :blowkiss:

Buzz, did your cats act up prior to the earthquake? I've heard animals can foretell these events and wondered what they did differently.

 

[Buzz Mills]

from the given location, it was less than 20 miles from my location.

 

[Buzz Mills]

I hope everyone is ok. :blowkiss:

Buzz, did your cats act up prior to the earthquake? I've heard animals can foretell these events and wondered what they did differently.

nope, they bailed when it happened. they haven't come out of hiding yet. give them a couple of hours to recover.