Earthquake San Jose, CA

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[null and void]

San Jose 5 ish?

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“Flaming a poster on one thread because of an argument on another thread is in the poorest of taste, and is not welcome on FR.”

Huh?

[Citizen of the Savage Nation]

Oddly enough, only the 2nd earthquake of any significance that I can ever remember NOT happening in the AM. Usually they do happen in mornings, this was the first at night...I remember 1 other that happened in an afternoon but thats it.

[BurbankKarl]

Everyone calls someone and the cells go down....happened in San Diego, Orange County, Malibu and Santa Clarita last week.

[Hoplite]

I'd have to liken it to a not-so-good landing on a commercial airliner.

But maybe that was just because I was sitting in my Lazyboy at the time.

[LouAvul]

My daughter-in-law just called from Modesto and said it was noticeable there, too. Their apartment swayed back and forth about four times, but nothing fell.

[Regulator]

Heavy shaking here in Santa Cruz, long duration ( ~ 20 seconds ), amplitude increased towards end (that's when I grabbed the kid and stood in a door frame ).

Felt stronger than 5.6...a lot stronger. At least here on the coast.

[NormsRevenge]

we just got hold of family,, it takes a little bit for the overload of callers to settle

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Walnut Creek: Make that north-south oscillations for 10+ seconds. Cat’s and dog spooked.

[txroadkill]

it used to seem like they always hit at 5... AM or PM but always at 5.

[BurbankKarl]

Text messages seem to get through quicker

[dragnet2]

Fires are still going, now earthquakes....

Who needs coffee?

When does the asteroid hit?

[NormsRevenge]

the cat is hunkered in under the blanket between me and wifey and not budging

[SweetCaroline]

enough to cause the chandelier to sway back and forth a few inches

Same here in Gilroy area.

Thank God the water in the pool didn't quite make over the top.

[ValerieTexas]

Really?? Did the security cameras fall to floor and shatter, or will y’all be getting late night knocks on your doors?

[Diver Dave]

Hey Dave! Rockin’ and rollin’!

Think I'll ask mrsdd for the next dance. :)

[La Enchiladita]

I remember the Northridge aftershocks were in the 5.0 - 5.5 range. They probably didn’t do much more damage, but were definitely felt.

[roadcat]

Felt stronger than 5.6...a lot stronger. At least here on the coast.

Agreed, felt much stronger than a 5.6 - it felt like a 6.3 or greater to me (in South San Francisco on ground floor of my house). My daughter was on the phone at the time in Oakland across the bay, and said it was real mild (she's on a 4th floor apartment). Usually I stay put, but this one had me run for cover (like in 1989).

[ssaftler]

Odd that there was a discussion in the paper the other day that the Hayward rips every 140 years or so, and we're 139 years out since the last one.

It's W's fault!

[null and void]

Was able to get thru to folks in so Cal., Not to Darling Daughter in Santa Cruz. Within San Jose hopeless. No news out of alum rock area per Ch 5...

[luvie]

Glad you’re ok!

That’s scary stuff.

My son used to live in San Jose...and he felt one then. Not
a bad one, thank goodness!