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San Francisco had a 6.0 earthquake.
Are all the guys here in San Francisco ok?
Nearly 40 miles from SF, I only felt moderate shaking (loose things rattling, etc.) Enough to wake me up, and wonder if it was going to continue or tail off, but not enough to keep me from going back to sleep.
M6.0 near American Canyon, California
I didn't feel it, but the sound of stuff rattling in the room woke me up. It did not wake up my husband, but right after it stopped and I asked him if he felt an earthquake, that did, and he mumbled "no" and promptly went back to sleep. I haven't been all over the house yet to see if I see any signs of it, but I haven't seen any yet, and had I not awakened, i'd not know there was one. Well, except for seeing this post, of course.
The effect of quakes in San Francisco varies widely depending on the ground you are on. We are on solid soil here on the top of a hill, and we had no damage from the quake that cracked open the Bay Bridge and stopped the World Series in 1989. Meanwhile, some people in other parts of town, particularly low-lying fill areas, had their houses fall down and they got killed.
Bill
Late word: "6.1 EARTHQUAKE: 87 Injured In Strongest Quake In 25 Years" And there is damage.
I was at work (the town of Castro Valley, over in the East Bay, near the city of Hayward), staying overnight there in my little sleep room; but I had gotten up at a weird hour in the morning to take a shower -- so my guess is that because I was half-sleep when in the shower, I didn't notice anything thing unusual. But then again, I've been through plenty of earthquakes before, the most memorable one being the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989; so a little 6.0 magnitude quake is like a tiny sneeze from Mother Earth to me.
But in talking to several of my co-workers the next day, most people felt it. My partner back in SF said that it had a "rolling" feel to it; but as Bill & Trolleypup commented, it all depends upon where you are -- exactly how close to the epicenter, as well as what kind of land your house is parked on (sandy soil or landfill, which shakes a lot VS bedrock, which is very solid).
- Ken
I would add to this that Napa Valley (the wine center of California) got hit pretty hard. Alot of damage.
On a positive note they used a system that allowed a short warning that the quake was coming. That allowed elevators to stop at a floor, etc.
Hi Ken,
Very happy to hear you are okay! My Mom lives in Fairfield and she told me they're okay also. However, there was a lot of damage and I will keep everyone affected in my thoughts and prayers. Thanks for checking in!
Ted
They were saying there is in excess of a billion dollars in damage. (Smashed wine bottles?) You'd think with the amount of earthquakes in Calfornia they'd have figured out how to store
wine so that survives earthquakes.
Glad you guys are ok....
...... Take Care.... The Spaf Man
On the news they reported an upside to this earthquake in Napa Valley. Apparently the earth quake opened underground
water such that rivers and streams, emptied by the drought,
are now filled with water.