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Earthquake in Northern California just after 8PM

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by priusenvy, Oct 30, 2007.

  1. priusenvy

    priusenvy Senior Member

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    That felt like about a 5.5.
     
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    Scared me but didn't bother the cats; no damage here in my part of San Mateo County.
     
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    sure rocked the highrise I was in. Long duration.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pinto Girl @ Oct 30 2007, 08:32 PM) [snapback]532733[/snapback]</div>
    Good to hear. :)

    I don't sweat quakes so much up here but I know I'm gonna flood sometime soon. lol
     
  6. priusenvy

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    My cat is still freaked out. Epicenter was around 10 miles from my location.
     
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    I'm in Albany, CA. (near Berkeley). I could hear it coming and was wondering what it was. At first I thought it may be a big FedEx or UPS truck coming, but I soon found out it was an earthquake. Everything was rattling and the cracks in the walls were expanding. From here it felt like maybe a 3.

    Currently no reports of power outages, gas problems, fires, car accidents and injuries/deaths. Freeways have been checked by the CHP and have not been found broken.

    I wonder if this is the beginning of something big. (I hope not)

    -Orion
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pinto Girl @ Oct 30 2007, 08:32 PM) [snapback]532733[/snapback]</div>
    My dog snored right through it. There goes that theory about animals having a sixth sense for these things :lol:
     
  9. Sufferin' Prius Envy

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    I'm surprised I didn't feel it here in Sacramento, normally I feel earthquakes when others don't.

    For those of you nearer the epicenter, now is no time to let your guard down. We have all heard of aftershocks, but many don't know about foreshocks . . .

    EARTHQUAKES LARGER THAN THE MAINSHOCK
    Most likely, the recent mainshock will be the largest in the sequence. However, there is a small chance (APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 PERCENT) of an earthquake equal to or larger than this mainshock in the next 7 days.

    http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/QuakeAddon....afterwarn.html

    BE CAREFUL FOLKS!!!! That could have been the small one. :unsure:
    The next week or so isn't the best time to be on ladders or other precarious positions.
     
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    The quake set the Tiffany lamp shade to rocking here in Modesto. No damage, just a brief thrill to the geologist within! Lasted about 3 seconds (the quake that is; the thrill lasted a few minutes longer!). :lol:

    Lee
     
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    I was on my way home (yeah, silicon valley life sucks) at a red light in my Prius.
    I felt the Prius shaking, and I though "what the hack?!".
    Then, I saw the car in front of mine shaking also. I realized that it was an earthquake.
    However, in a car, it is hard to tell how big the earthquake was.
    It felt like a 3-4 in Fremont.
     
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    Heh, I was actually in my Prius in a fast-food drive-up lane (on the Sunnyvale / Cupertino border) when it hit. I thought the engine was bucking for a few seconds, or that I'd been bumped from behind by another car. After a bit, I noticed that the driver of the car in front of me was freaking out and realized it actually was a quake.

    For a medium-sized quake with an epicenter only 11 miles away, it wasn't much to write home about. My 3-year-old son in the back seat didn't even notice it.
     
  13. Tideland Prius

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    Didn't feel it. I was at Simi Valley at that point in time.