Earthquake !!!!!!

[proud patriot]

East Bay ..SF Ca ....Contra Costa ...Woa !

http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nc40194055.html

[Rainscents]

1. How bad???

Did you feel ground moving? Stay safe!

[Dems2002]

21. I felt it too! Yikes

It was 'only' a 4.4 -- but what's up with the recent seismic activity?

Best,

Dems

[proud patriot]

41. well the hayward fault has been moving

the stress on the more eastern faults has been building .

I'm hoping the stress is relieved in slow small increments.

[Le Taz Hot]

135. 4.4 does not qualify as an earthquake.

;) Most of us don't even look up from our reading until it's at least a 5.5.

[EFerrari]

142. Gosh, I do. Maybe I just feel vulnerable as a newly solo flyer.

Or, maybe it's leftovers from Loma Prieta. But, if a big truck goes by, I watch the animals to see if it's just me or if it's the earth.

[Horse with no Name]

2. Are you serious?

Killer tornadoes in the South, devastating blizzards in the North, Earthquakes in the West...
No...our planet isn't trying to tell us anything at all....

[proud patriot]

43. Have you ever read the book Pheonix Rising ?

by : Mary Summer Rain ...

Woa !

[jannyk]

3. Yep - even bigger than the one the other day

that's 2 in a week now :hide:
Sure was a big rattle around here (Grand Lake Heights)

[jannyk]

11. I'm gonna start taking more notice of my dog

that's both times he's been very anxious for a few hours prior - just won't settle and becomes a pain, whinging and a pest - good boy!!

[jannyk]

14. saying 4.3 lafeyette centre

[proud patriot]

23. Exactly

our dogs were pacing and whining

[caligirl]

39. mine stood up and looked at me as I looked for him. thought he

bumped my chair, he was the other side of the rm, isn't usually up giving me that puzzled look.

[Gormy Cuss]

4. proud pat- that was a big shake!

I'm still quivering down the road from you. :scared:

[proud patriot]

19. That wasn't a shake that was a Slam Bam and I've

lived in the bay area my whole life ...

[Gormy Cuss]

24. Yep, I stand corrected.

It was Slam, BAM.

[devilgrrl]

5. You okay?

Didn't feel anything in LA. :scared:

[proud patriot]

25. I'm fine

I felt it , my son felt it , but my husband didn't feel it .

but that could be the rum :evilgrin:

[devilgrrl]

72. Good to hear...

My bro felt it too around Mountain View. He's fine too. :-)

[thatsrightimirish]

6. just felt it

ahhh the bay area

[proud patriot]

44. Nothing like it in the world

I love it here :headbang:

[Demobrat]

7. Yikes that was a good jolt!

High fours or better ...

[proud patriot]

37. A slam bam

no waves w/ that one . whew...

[Demobrat]

49. Yup.

Just one good slam.

[MsKandice01]

8. I felt it here in San Jose...

Hope you guys are okay up there...

[dg10348]

9. Pacifica too

[proud patriot]

45. My mom is in Pacifica I wonder if she felt it ?

:think:

[EFerrari]

51. Mine in San Jose didn't, but my building shook like a hula girl.

:scared:

[Der Blaue Engel]

10. Yipes

That was a big'un here in SF. I usually don't feel them. :scared:

[proud patriot]

38. it was Strong but brief

slam bam

[RL3AO]

12. 4.4

A light earthquake occurred at 8:40:00 PM (PST) on Thursday, March 1, 2007.
The magnitude 4.4 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) NE of Lafayette, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 17 km (10 miles).

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nc40194055.htm

[Rainscents]

16. That's fairly close to surface...

[Der Blaue Engel]

32. That's it?

Weird...it felt a lot stronger. I usually don't feel anything under 5.

[RL3AO]

34. Thats what the USGS says

[Demobrat]

60. Yes it did feel stronger.

I'm not usually off by more than a point. I guessed 4.5-6.

[TomInTib]

13. Damn! We didn't feel a thing over here (Tiburon).

How much of a shake did you get?

[proud patriot]

50. two motions

slam ->, bam <- ... perhaps 2 - 5 inch shift ...

this is just an guesstimit..

[TomInTib]

81. Everything OK?

I hope that was the last of it.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

15. It must not be the "big one" since your electric power is still working

Fortunately.

[Whoa_Nelly]

17. OMG! Even USGS says re: size-- Not yet Determined!

Magnitude ? (not yet determined)
Time Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 8:40:00 PM (PST)
Friday, March 2, 2007 at 4:40:00 (UTC)
Distance from Lafayette, CA - 1 km (0 miles) NE (46 degrees)
Walnut Creek, CA - 5 km (3 miles) WSW (253 degrees)
Orinda, CA - 6 km (4 miles) ENE (76 degrees)
Concord, CA - 11 km (7 miles) SW (225 degrees)
San Francisco City Hall, CA - 31 km (19 miles) ENE (64
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nc40194055.htm

As a CA resident, I tend to check the USGS often. Have never seen a red box with an X in it on the map before!

[RL3AO]

20. It was a 4.2

[BlueStorm]

18. Oh good God proud patriot...

I hope you are safe.

Of course we are bracing for a wet and sloppy blizzard here.

Blue

[proud patriot]

30. Thanks luv

:patriot:

Stay Safe where you are at :hug:

[BlueStorm]

53. I will... I hope it won't be too bad.

I get my SSDI check tomorrow and I need to cash it.

Blue

[caligirl]

22. Oh man I wasn't nuts I felt something jolt my chair , looked for my big dog

and he was across the rm so it wasn't him. The chair I'm in now felt like it was pushed suddenly from behind. Thanks from santa cruz.

[La_Fourmi_Rouge]

26. Here's some data:

<http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nc40194056.html>

[RL3AO]

29. Thats an aftershock

The first one was at 8:40 and was a 4.2

[proud patriot]

36. Thanks for posting

:hi:

[Demobrat]

89. 2.8?

That doesn't seem right. That's barely big enough to feel.

[RL3AO]

27. Minor aftershock 6 minutes later.

[jannyk]

67. Yeah, felt that too - made me feel dizzy as I was crossing

the LR. Dog still hasn't settled :hide:

[EFerrari]

68. I didn't feel that out here at Ocean Beach. n/t

[jannyk]

96. I'm sitting right on top of the Hayward...

didn't feel 'movement' just felt dizzy enough to have to sit down.

[EFerrari]

98. Looks like we missed the big one tonight. I'll take that!

:toast:

[caligirl]

100. we were on top of that until Oct. sold the house, thought we were

just getting too lucky the big one hadn't hit yet.

[Poll_Blind]

28. Hey, what do airports in the area usually do for earthquakes of this...

...size? I figure it's not all that unusual. So...SFO, anyone know? I've got a fille coming back from there tonight and wonder if she'll be late.

Anyone have experience or a guess in this area?

Thanks!

[karlrschneider]

63. No problem if the runways aren't wrecked and the power is on.

:D

[Gormy Cuss]

66. It was probably nothing more than a blip at the airport.

The quake was on the opposite side of the bay.

[Tom Joad]

70. airports are fine. BART system closes down. even after minor ones like this, but only for

a few minutes, then everything goes on.

Just a california wiggle folks, nothing to worry about.

[Poll_Blind]

Thanks! n/t

PB

[pinniped]

31. I barely noticed it.

.

[caligirl]

35. I'm way south in santa cruz and felt a slight jolt to the chair I was in.

But someonde I just spoke to in Santa Clara didn't feel anything.

[fooj]

47. I'm 5 minutes south...

La Selva Beach. Didn't feel anything. I'm totally cool with that! My place was redtagged in the '89 quake. I lived 3 miles from the epicenter. Ugh....

[caligirl]

57. you have had your share. I went through a 6.4 overseas that rolled

furniture and dumped plates. this is a mild one I guess.

[salin]

33. Yikes!

While I no longer live in the area (spent five + years on the penninsula) - reading the distances which 'felt' this quake - YIKES! Across the bay, on the penninsula, in "the city"... In my five years - I experienced a few shakes. But nothing that apanned so many areas. Granted I missed the 89 quake which was felt all over the region.

[caligirl]

40. I've lived closer to berkely before and not felt the small ones, this has me wondering

as i live so far south now.

[MzNov]

42. Hi proud patriot !! rockin' and rollin' on the peninsula. I'm on the 10th fl. !!!

eeeooooowwww za

[proud patriot]

56. Whee !

you get the nice sway :hug:

[medeak]

46. we had one yesterday morning

and 450 miles east of you...something is going on

[antiimperialist]

48. Isn't a 4.3 earthquake weak?

Why the alarm?

[Demobrat]

52. Yes, 4.3 is not strong enough to do real damage.

Just strong enough to remind you to prepare for the big one.

[RL3AO]

59. Plus...

you never know when those 4.3's are foreshocks for an 8.6

[Demobrat]

69. Yup, I was here for the Loma Prieta

It started with just a little shake. And then all hell broke loose.

[caligirl]

82. was there much time in between the foreshock and the real thing?

We were in Hawaii watching the ball game on tv.

[Demobrat]

85. No. It just started slowly.

I was at work in an office tower. For the first few seconds nobody panicked cause we thought it was just another typical little shake.

[EFerrari]

91. I was in Wheeler Hall, saying goodbye to 300 students --

who immediately started rushing the door where I was standing.

Oh, adrenaline is a good thing. :rofl:

[SoCalDemGrrl]

104. So you felt it in Berkeley? Concerned cuz my daughter is away at Cal

but I guess it wasn't too bad since she hasn't called home yet.

[EFerrari]

107. I'm not there now. And, yes, she probably felt it.

But, it probably didn't affect her unless her bookcases are wobbly. :hi:

[caligirl]

110. ug! my son is visiting friends at Cal tomorrow for an overnight.

Taking the Bart too. All freshmen. Now I'm having second thoughts on this visit.

[EFerrari]

113. He's probably more at risk from other freshmen than earthquakes.

Just make sure he has a cell on him. :)

[caligirl]

122. Just called him and gave him his aunts phone number in idaho to call in case.

He's going but with extra stuff and lots of insulin and a cell phone of course. I worry more about him as he is the diabetic kid.

[EFerrari]

127. It sounds as though you have him covered.

:hug:

[caligirl]

115. One thing to add, it was centered across the hills from Cal.(east)

They would have felt it. But a different fault line, not the Hayward.

[jannyk]

118. Between Hayward and Calaveras so said a USGS guy

on an unknown fault (at least it was unknown before tonight)

[EFerrari]

129. That's strange. Because there are a ton of small faults

there. There are two that run through my mom's place (due south) and I don't even know if they have names.

[caligirl]

123. Felt at the basketball game at Cal, but the quake was on the Hayward Fault

but away from the Berkeley area.

[jannyk]

93. No foreshock - just straight in to the

main event. I got it in 2 waves the first shake then it seemed to tail off and then another hard shake. All over in seconds but the brain still had plenty of time to go 'oh shit'!

Small aftershock though 2.8.

[EFerrari]

55. Because you don't know if that's the beginning or the end.

:)

[jannyk]

62. Depends how deep they are and where they are

you are right that a 4.2 should not have us so alarmed but - this was a 'real' strong shaker - very noisy and not one of those you just poo poo. They all have different charecteristics.

[Tom Joad]

65. It does shake. My experience is this...

first it takes a few milliseconds to figure out what is happening ... then you realize it is an earthquake... and then i just ride them out, because there is not much chance to do anything else. This one, like several we have had over the last several months (seems like we have had more lately) have been real short. Doubt if this lasted 3 seconds.
Usually i kind of enjoy them.

[NDP]

54. 1) NYC Terrorist attack, check. 2) Major NOLA Hurricane, check. 3) Major SF earthquake

They are due according to the FEMA report that told Bush back in 2001 that those would be the three most catastrophic events to hit the United States. Two down, one to go.

[EFerrari]

61. Yep. And we are on our own. We should all have an emergency

kit and a plan.

[jannyk]

71. Ever since Loma Prieta I do...

Water, wind-up radio, MRE's - the works. A small kit in my car too. Won't get caught like that again!

[EFerrari]

84. I was in Berkeley for Loma Prieta and my house slid on its foundation.

My whole family got emergency kits that year -- most of them were at Candelestick for the game that day. I didn't know who was where for HOURS. :scared:

[Esra Star]

74. That's a very good idea, given that it will happen at some time.

Where is the suggested kit? And how does the plan work?

[EFerrari]

83. I just figured out on my own how to cover my family for two weeks

whether we shelter in place or have to evacuate.

But, it's probable that the state or county has recs up at their site.

(And don't forget cigs, liquor and cash for bribes. lol)

[jannyk]

88. In a rubbermaid 'shed' in the

carport. Don't keep it in the house 'cause doors can get jammed and then you can't access it.

We have a cental place to call and leave messages for each other - couldn't make local calls last time - but could call out of state. Then we get to our small boat any way we can. Would take about 3 hours walking from here - we'll wait it out there.

During Loma Prieta we were living on our boat (Alameda) it was the best place to be - we had propane, water, a generator and a safe bed to sleep in. We keep the boat stocked at all times. As long as we can get there we'll be ok. No children to worry about - just us two.

[jbnow]

136. Great diaries here

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/9/9/161748/9747
Are YOU ready for disaster? Part 1 of 5

The series links to
1 Assess your risks!
2 Plan to survive! (part A)
3 Plan to survive! (part B)
4 Emergency gear and supplies
5 Material preparations continued; Conclusion

[Demobrat]

75. I have one.

Just checked it. I'm good for a few days.

[EFerrari]

87. Good. After watching the Katrina coverage, there was no doubt

in my mind. We're on our own.

(Now, if I can just stop raiding the kit for cigs. :)

[Demobrat]

90. Yup.

In fact I think I'll beef mine up.

[EFerrari]

95. I'm going through a divorce which messes my plan up.

We had it down to who would carry the cat carriers and who would handle the aging dog.

Well, here I sit with 7 cats and a 6 month old puppy (lost my old girl). I still haven't figured out how to evac but we're cool for nearly a month if we have to shelter in place.

In the event of a tsunami (and we're in the zone), I have to go five blocks uphill to be safe. How to do that cats and all, I don't know.

[Demobrat]

102. You're planning on herding 7 cats

in the aftermath of an earthquake? I hope they're old, tired cats. I'm on Telegraph Hill, so I don't worry about flooding. Just landslides. And Coit Tower landing on my head.

[EFerrari]

103. Well, I can't just IGNORE them.

LOL!

And, btw, have you considered getting a nice helmet?

:hi:

[Demobrat]

106. Well no, but I would think the problem

would be finding them! I was up in Humboldt once when a 5.0 or so hit. Moments before, the animals, a few cats and two dogs, all jumped up and tore frantically for the exits.

[EFerrari]

111. All my guys are indoor cats.

So, if I could just stop being hysterical, that means I just get out the carriers and shove them in and bungie cord them to the handtruck I bought for just that purpose. If they are hiding in a closet or under the bed, there will be hell to pay. :)

[Demobrat]

120. Oh, they'll be hiding.

Count on it!

[EFerrari]

125. I know. Little bastards.

:rofl:

[BuddhaGirl]

58. I felt in Mill Valley

just a sudden jolt and that was it!

[EFerrari]

64. The part I hate is when all my animals come and stare at me

as if there is something that I'm supposed to be able to do about earthquakes. lol

[Demobrat]

73. My little bird went nuts.

I leave his cage door open just in case of something like this, I don't want him to be trapped. But he usually stays in there anyway. He flew out and started hysterically crashing into the walls.

[EFerrari]

77. I used to have a great predictor cat but she's long gone.

These young bums just look at me like I'm supposed to be the Wizard of Oz.

"No, Pancake, mommy can't make the Earth stop shaking."

lol

[LaPera]

76. Had a 5.4 up here in Humboldt County a few days ago.

[EFerrari]

79. The Earth is trying to shake us off. Can't blame her, really.

[FrenchieCat]

78. Felt it here just next city over from Oakland.

Was forceful but very short.

My daughter was in the kitchen with me...and didn't even feel it.

I ran under the doorway....but by the time I got there, it was way over.

[mnhtnbb]

80. As a former CA resident--who lived through the 6.5 Sylmar quake in 1971

let me just say, AAAGHHHH!!!:yoiks:

I am very glad to no longer be living in earthquake country. At least with tornadoes you may get a few minutes warning, or a few days with hurricanes, but that sudden shaking of the ground used to make my heart feel like it was coming through my chest.

On a historic note--check out the $.10 EXTRA put out by the old Herald-Examiner after the Sylmar quake.

http://www.lafire.com/famous_fires/710209_SylmarEarthquake/020971_LAHerald_KillerQuake.htm

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

86. The Sylmar quake was a bad one

If I recall, it happened just after daybreak and shook people out of their beds. I was almost 100 miles away down in Orange County and it felt like the entire house was coming apart. I could hear the loud noise of the nails creaking in the house's wood frame and the grinding of the entire frame back and forth. And it just seemed to go on and on and on.

[mnhtnbb]

92. I was a student at UCLA. It shook my roommate and me awake.

Sat up in bed and the books in the bookcase over the bed fell where my head had just been. And it just kept shaking and shaking--for almost a minute, which is really long for an earthquake.

The library stacks were an awful mess--books were waist deep in the aisles.


The Northridge earthquake in 1994 was a 6.7--but we had left California by then and were living in Tornado alley.

[Guaranteed]

94. Bah, a 4.2's nothing.

Now a 6.9-7.0 Loma Prieta- THAT'S an earthquake.

[EFerrari]

97. But you never know if a 4.2 is a precursor or not.

[Oeditpus Rex]

99. They're all precursors

The Big One's a-comin'. We just don't know when. :shrug:

[EFerrari]

101. Well, thank you so much for the reassurance.

:rofl:

(Of course, you're right.)

[Oeditpus Rex]

109. It reminds me

that I've gotta finish my Quake Kit. I've got plenty of water stored and there's always some canned stuff in the cupboard, and I have two rechargeable flashlights always charging. But I need to get the rest of it, then put it all in a big Tupperware™ thing or somethin' outside the house.

[EFerrari]

112. Yeah! And once you do, it's good for a long time.

I even bought one of those radios you can crank, lol, as if I'd know what to do with it once it's powered up.

lol

[Oeditpus Rex]

114. I've looked at those for a long time

But figure I'd break the crank.

[EFerrari]

119. This is a good link from the city of Berkeley and I hope we never need it.

http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/publichealth/Familyemergencyplan/disastersupplykit.html

[Oeditpus Rex]

124. Good link

Thanks. :hi:

Looks like I'm gonna need a really big Tupperware™ thing.

[OxQQme]

105. Sylmar here, too.

Knocked over the chimney, the fridge, water heater, pantry on the floor. Cracks in the plaster.
A bud that lived about 2 miles away had his house made into a split level.
Gas mains burst thru the pavement into fire balls. Cars stuck in the openings in THE EARTH!!!!
Standing outside just after the main one, I could see the earth waves during the immediate after shock. (Scarier than my first divorce.......)
Red Cross charging for water in the aftermath.
Every time a jet plane roared overhead, i shuddered.

Now I live in the shadow of many volcanoes. :o)

[Fiendish Thingy]

108. Didn't feel a thing in Santa Cruz...

must've been distracted by American Idol.

[caligirl]

117. I did, I'm here too. chair got a bit of a jolt, like being hit from behind sort of.

I was in the dining room and felt it.

[caligirl]

116. Local news reports 4.2not sure of fault. at 8:40 pm.

report from channel two LAFAYETTE -- A 4.2 earthquake centered one mile northeast of Lafayette rattled the entire Bay Area Thursday evening, but so far there are no reports of injuries or damage.

The quake struck at 8:40 p.m. off the Hayward fault, but away from the location in Berkeley where a number of quakes have been centered since a swarm of temblors in December. The quake had a depth of 10.3 miles and was strong enough to knock items off of shelves according to viewers who called the newsroom at KTVU Channel 2. One man

According to U.S. Geological Survey spokeswoman Stephanie Hannah, the quake was followed by two minor aftershocks, one 2.8 and another 1.8.

There are no reports of damage so far near the epicenter, one mile northeast of Lafayette and three miles southwest of Walnut Creek, but people have called the U.S. Geological Survey from as far north as Santa Rosa and as far south as Monterey with reports of shaking.

Hannah said a 4.2 magnitude earthquake usually is not strong enough to cause major damage. She also said that a recent earthquake in Berkeley was unrelated.

"You live in earthquake country," Hannah said. "It's a good wakeup call for people. There could be a big one on its way."

Bay Area Rapid Transit Service has been disrupted but there has been no damage reported and lines are experiencing only five to 10 minute delays.

San Francisco fire officials said there are no reports of further sliding near a recent landslide on Telegraph Hill

The earthquake shook basketball fans at Haas Pavilion on the University of California's campus in Berkeley. The crowd issued a collective "Oooh," as the building briefly shuddered during a timeout in Cal's game against Arizona, then cheered loudly while officials briefly delayed resuming the game.

[NJCher]

121. what the shaky-ground specialist says

Georgy Noury just interviewed James Berkland. In italics is excerpted from a review about the book on him:

Jim Berkland is a shaky-ground specialist. This maverick California seismologist predicts earthquakes by means of tides, strange animal behavior, geyser activity, and magnetic-field changes. Cal Orey's sympathetic view of Berkland and his offbeat prognostications cites his impressive record: Each of the seven major earthquakes forecast by Berkland have resulted in fatalities. The Man Who Predicts Earthquakes contains interviews with seismologists around the world and tips on quake preparedness.

On C2C, James Berkland just said there have been 5 missing dog ads this week. Went from 0 to 3, then 4, then 5 in last week.

He said some people saw what they thought was some kind of meteor. Earthquake light? Could have been a transformer shifting, burning.



Cher

[slutticus]

126. Don't do that!

you scared me!

[Princess Turandot]

128. If you use Google Earth, you can d/l realtime world earthquake data from USGS..

They update it constantly. It shows the last seven days of activity sorted in a few different ways. It's very cool.


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/catalogs/

Download the two KML Files (the second data set.)

[bridgit]

130. we heard about it here in sactown...

bay area peeps take cares please

[EFerrari]

131. Okay! Channel 2 FINALLY went to a grocery store and

showed that only a few boxes of cereal were knocked off of the shelves in Lafayette!

Thank God, now I can sleep!

:rofl:

/oops

[jannyk]

132. with or without raisins? nt

[Lex]

133. Funny. The jars are safe!

LOL!

[EFerrari]

134. It's just bizarre. Even if there was damage and cataclysm

and all kinds of sh!t, they have to go to a grocery store and show you the spilled milk. lol

[NJCher]

139. exaggeration by news media

Last spring when we in NJ had torrents of rain, they came out here from NBC/CBS/ABC and were constantly filming the "floods." Oh yes, there were floods but not in that many areas. Anyway, in one segment they were filming live (I think it may have been Today Show but not sure), they had a reporter in a raincoat in a rowboat wailing about all the water. Then all of a sudden, two guys in knee-high waders walk across the screen, right through the water, in front of her!

All those waters weren't even a foot deep. Man did we laugh.

Anyway, here's the link to the earthquake predictor's site (Berkland, see my post upthread):

http://www.syzygyjob.com/



Cher

[EFerrari]

140. Cher, I remember that one!

I swear I do! Lol! That was hilarious.

[Gormy Cuss]

137. Why are you laughing? It's a tragedy.

All that cereal and no spilled milk? Dry cereal?
What will the children think?
:rofl:

[EFerrari]

138. Am I right?

"Tonight, twelve quarts of lowfat spilled all over Aisle Six."

:rofl:

[Gormy Cuss]

141. There was a sardine can knocked off the shelf at Safeway! !

It's true!!!! I saw it on Channel 5.

:rofl:

[Horse with no Name]

143. Why do you hate sardines?

:shrug:Other than they are slimy,vile, nasty, purulent and malodorous?

[EFerrari]

144. Have you tried them in tomato sauce?

lol

[Horse with no Name]

145. That would be a resounding NO

:puke: