(UPDATE: 6.1 per USGS) WOW I REALLY felt that earthquake!!!!!!!

[RandySF]

It was big, it was long. Nearly set the TV onto the floor.......The USGS website now says it was a 6.1.

[Cha]

1. A little bit Scary! Take care, Randy~

[NV Whino]

2. Yeah. Felt it in The Napa Valley.

A long roller. Haven't felt one like that since 1989.

[RandySF]

6. This was the first one to scare me.

[deurbano]

3. That woke everyone in the family up! (San Francisco...)

[silverweb]

4. Me, too.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]I'm in Sacramento, and it was a long rocking sensation, definitely enough to almost feel like being on a boat.

Trying to find information now. Epicenter closer to you in SF, I presume....

[cbayer]

5. M6.0 - 6km NW of American Canyon, California

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc72282711#summary

edited to add updated information

[NV Whino]

11. It's listing it at 6.0 now.

Yikes, that's close to me.

[cbayer]

14. I edited to reflect that.

That's big. Stay safe!

[Luminous Animal]

13. Thanks.

[cbayer]

15. Stay safe.

These things scare the daylights out of me.

[Luminous Animal]

7. The cats went nuts. It was the biggest I've felt since 1989.

[stranger81]

8. That was bigger than we've had for a while.

I have to admit, the adrenaline is still pumping a little. I thought for a second that we might be in for something big, the way that started off. Set off all the dogs around our house barking here in Menlo Park.

[Duer 157099]

9. Dayum! Me too!

[still_one]

10. Yes, it rattled things pretty good. It looks like a 6.0

[cbayer]

12. It's up

M6.0 - 6km NW of American Canyon, California

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc72282711#summary

[still_one]

16. Just saw it. Fairly large

[mnhtnbb]

17. Wow. Middle of the night for y'all.

Used to live in L.A. area and went through Sylmar quake of 1971 --a 6.6 magnitude.

I do not miss living in earthquake country. Hope this isn't going
to be followed by a bigger one!

Got your bottled water supplies?

[NV Whino]

18. 1.0 aftershock and Cobb Mt is pretty active with small stuff

Not unusual for Cobb and the Geysers, though. I think we're done rockin and roller for a while.

[NBachers]

19. Made me jump out of bed in my Mission District apartment in San Francisco

Yup, that one was intense enough. My heart's still pounding.

Once I know I'm OK, I always go to the USGS and report it:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc72282711#dyfi_form

[Lordquinton]

20. Just moved to Vallejo

which is immediately south of American Canyon. jolted me right out of bed, one of the cats is traumatized.

[Luminous Animal]

22. Yep. Cornelius will not get off my head. Inigo and Olaf seem oblivious.

[Adsos Letter]

43. I'm just over the hill from you, in Cordelia.

Just about knocked me outta bed.

[Lordquinton]

46. blankets were all over the floor

and howdy neighbor o/

[arcane1]

21. It's the only one I've ever felt in this building. And it lasted forever!

[NuttyFluffers]

23. felt it in the east bay.

strong, rolling, could see the movement, and upset our indoor wind-chimes (earthquake sensors :p). rather peaceful, like the house and everything was going to slide down the hill at another moment, but later, later, later... like waves of drunkenness.

[lucca18]

24. WOW!

It just kept shaking and seemed to get worse. The arbor attached to our house kept shaking after the house stopped!

[NV Whino]

25. Several aftershocks reading in the 2. Range.

[Brother Buzz]

26. Interesting, one of those aftershocks set off a car alarm down the street...

yet not one alarm was affected by the initial one.

[yuiyoshida]

27. First photo damage

posted on twitter.

[pinboy3niner]

28. TV news said Central Valley?

Must be ISIS attacking our breadbasket.

[NBachers]

29. About 40 miles north-east of central San Francisco

[pinboy3niner]

33. Thanks

As a college student decades ago I researched then-current efforts to improve earthquake safety in L.A. It took a LONG time, but eventually things improved in most of the city.

Because of its history, SF seems to be more sensitive to these issues.

[onecent]

30. OMG Stay safe EVERYONE. I have

2 grandchildren living in san francisco I am scared to death for ....Oh so many worries today!!

[Chemisse]

31. I get email alerts and it came through at first as being in the SF Bay Area

I went into a panic and called my daughter, who lives there with husband and kids.

No answer (clearly they were asleep - lol - apologies in order).

8 minutes later an updated email was entitled Northern California.

[malaise]

32. Stay safe folks

[yuiyoshida]

34. Walmart trashed in American Canyon

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeNiccoABC7/status/503503066612899840

[RandySF]

40. Silver Lining :)

[JustAnotherGen]

35. Glad you are AOK!

This is scary stuff to read for those who don't live near major fault lines. Stay safe!

[JaneyVee]

36. Could the Icelandic volcano be contributing?

[Brother Buzz]

37. Oakland Raiders breaking training camp in Napa last week...

contributed more.

[meti57b]

38. Now, if you can just pry the cats off the ceiling and the dogs out from under the bed......

[yuiyoshida]

39. **UPDATE***Napa homes burning after Northern California earthquake

Three buildings were destroyed when a fire broke out at a mobile home park in the city of Napa early Sunday shortly after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck just northwest of American Canyon.



Firefighters were unable to battle the blaze after a water main broke when the earthquake hit at 3:20 a.m, said city fire Capt. Steve Becker.

Two blocks were evacuated near the fire at the Napa Valley Mobile Home Parkat 1040 Orchard Ave. near Mark Way, just off Highway 29. Water tankers were later brought in to control the blaze. Firefighters were unclear on how the fire started.

No one was injured in the fire, but several people were injured across Napa, Becker said.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Napa-homes-burning-after-Northern-California-5708833.php

[steelsmith]

41. Oh goody, my first post ever!!

Hi, I am in southern Cal, and was up outsied early this morning. I happened to be enjoying the cool morning air when I noticed little waves in the pool. It wasn't breezy, and I just glanced around the edges thinking maybe a lizard had fallen in. After finishing my cig, I went in made some coffee and turned on the news. It really surprised me to find I had little waves from that quake so far north!

[Tsiyu]

42. welcome to DU steelsmith

making waves already I see...

[steelsmith]

45. LOL

Thanks. funny thing is I've seen this happen before years ago, and knew what it was, for some reason it just didn't register this time! I'm sure glad it wasn't as bad as the biggie near Oakland.

[gopiscrap]

47. Welcome to DU

[sadoldgirl]

44. Let us hope that there will not be more damage.

I am always worried about gas and electric lines.

Stay safe all of you!