Earthquake just hit Oakland

[mulsh]

house is intact.

[Motown_Johnny]

1. how big an earthquake are we talking about?

[CreekDog]

4. was so fast, it seems like it was small but boy did it shift things

here in downtown SF.

one fast, swift movement and you heard the building flex.

[Electric Monk]

7. USGS says 4.2 only

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/FaultMaps/122-38.html
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/nc71667366.html

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. How much on the Richter Scale?

Glad you're OK!

[deurbano]

3. Felt it in SF, too...

[fishwax]

5. Apparently a 4.2

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/nc71667366.php

[RandySF]

8. It felt bigger than that

It cause the apartment building to bounce up and down.

[RandySF]

10. It felt bigger than the 5.8 in 2007.

[kestrel91316]

13. You are probably much closer to the epicenter than you were then.

Several years ago we had an aftershock to Northridge DIRECTLY UNDER MY HOUSE, lol. It was only about a 3 but it was quite a jolt and scared me briefly. 3 blocks away you could barely feel it.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

11. Yes, it did feel much bigger than a 4.2

Perhaps it is the faultline or depth that made it feel that way.

[CreekDog]

12. because instead of a little 4.2 roller, it was 4.2 all in one swift shift

sort of like the building took one deliberate step down the street.

[mulsh]

6. my guess is between 2 & 4 on the scale.

we felt both waves in our house below the Hayward fault. Between Hi. 13 & 580

[seabeyond]

9. 4.2.... arent you embarassed

i tease.

i lived in calif, old memories of the rock and roll

glad all is well

[Fuzz]

14. It's not penis size.

i tease as well.

[seabeyond]

16. bah hahaha

had me laughing on that one.

[Xithras]

15. Apparently revised to 3.9

Such a scrawny little thing. I'll bet all the other earthquakes teased it on the school yard :evilgrin:

[malthaussen]

17. It's Big G little o d warming up for the Rapture!

Prepare yourselves!

-- Mal

[jimlup]

18. Must have been close if you felt it that much. /nt

[KamaAina]

19. Yup.

Epicenter apparently on or near UC Berkeley campus (2 mi. or so from Oakland).

[jimlup]

20. Yikes! I did my Ph.D. experiment up on the hil at LBL

So I know the area well...

[AntiFascist]

21. When I lived in the Berkeley dorms (Units 1-3)...

we learned that the buildings were designed to fall inward in the event of a major earthquake, in order to keep the roads clear.

My PSA for the day.