EARTHQUAKE centered in Berkeley: 3.9 magnitude

[noiretextatique]

Scared the heck out of me and my cat and knocked some stuff off the shelf. All appears to be well, but waiting for aftershocks. I need a :beer: :scared:

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

[Prism]

1. I didn't feel it at all.

Though, to be fair, I was sailing down Solano Ave on my bike when it apparently hit.

I still have yet to feel a single tremor since moving here =(

[noiretextatique]

2. it was a pretty good jolt

i live in an old Victorian and it shook the building.

[Prism]

5. Everyone was so excited

Because I wanted to feel just a *small* earthquake for ages, just to feel like I live in California. And here's one in Berkeley while I was at work near Cedar and Shattuck, but I decided to run an errand on my bike at the moment it struck.

Alas. My phone is lighting up with texts "Yay, you felt one!"

No, I didn't =(

[noiretextatique]

8. LOL...there may be aftershocks

so you might get lucky :)

[Prism]

39. I felt that one!

Tore through my building. I was very excited =)

[Mz Pip]

4. We're right off Solano

and it gave my windows a good rattle. One of my cats came darting into the house a couple minutes later acting all freaked out.

[Prism]

6. According to my friends and family . . .

I'm pretty much the only person in the area who didn't feel it, lol. Must've been because I was moving quickly downhill at the time.

[lunatica]

3. My office is practically sitting on top of the Hayward Fault where it happened

Scared all of us too! My large office window rattled enough that I took off into the hallway. Everyone else did too.

Strangely enough the campus had an earthquake drill just this morning.

[maryellen99]

15. my cousins used to live a block off the Hayward Fault

they moved to Florida last year.

[Taverner]

7. I did not feel it in San Jose - but that's not surprising

Glad you're safe

I'm sure Pat Robertson will be quick in blaming it on those evil "Liburls"

[MsKandice01]

30. I work on the 16th floor here in San Jose...

I didn't feel it either.

[RandySF]

9. Felt strong in San Francisco

I felt the building gradually bounce up and down, then it was if something slammed into the building.

[noiretextatique]

10. I thought something hit my building at first

then I realized it was a quake.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

11. A little valium drip might help. :)

:hi: :loveya: Glad to see you're doing good! Felt it here REALLY well -- am surrounded by glass and brick -- was thinking about my exit plan

[noiretextatique]

13. hey hell

:hi: it was a strong jolt here in Oakland, but I am close to Berkeley. luckily i have some meds :smoke:

we need a meetup soon...sorry i didn't see you are the last one :loveya:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

20. Yes, a meetup soon!

I missed the last one myself, but hopefully can get somethng happening before the holidays! :hug:

[arcane1]

12. This is the first one I've felt in a long time

I seem to always be asleep, or in an elevator, or something, and usually don't notice them.

This one was nice and long :)

[Dennis Donovan]

14. 3.9? That's nothing compared to the quakes we get back east...

Why, we just had a 6.1 a few months ago!

:sarcasm:

[noiretextatique]

16. close to the epicenter

so we really felt it :)

[Dennis Donovan]

17. I'm VERY glad to hear you're safe!

:thumbsup::hi:

[noiretextatique]

18. thanks, me too!

:hi:

[Rhiannon12866]

23. We had a mild earthquake here in NY several years ago and it scared the wits out of me (and my dog).

It's especially frightening because there's nowhere to go. :scared: So glad to hear you're safe... Just one was enough for me. :hug:

[noiretextatique]

26. i've lived in california my entire life

i moved to northern california just after the big one hit here and was here when the last big one hit in southern california. it seems my luck has run out :)

[Rhiannon12866]

31. I suppose that you get used to the smaller ones, like we had

But I can't imagine how you do. I guess you can run, but you can't hide... :( A friend of mine moved to the L.A. area and was completely freaked out when he experienced his first earthquake. Stay safe! :scared: :pals:

[noiretextatique]

33. i can't imagine how people deal with hurricanes and tornadeos

and snow! :7 we really have no control over mother nature. i will stay as safe as i can...thanks!

[Rhiannon12866]

40. I can't, either!

I'm right here in snow country and I hate it, but at least we get some warning. I think tornadoes scare me the most, no warning and nowhere to go, but earthquakes are equally inescapable. This winter, I'll try and count my blessings... ;) :hi:

[hvn_nbr_2]

34. Yeah, but there's no humidity :-)

[Lucinda]

36. LOL

Well done!

[bayareamike]

19. I'm on campus at Cal

And it rocked our classroom. Woke all of the sleeping students in class up!!

[noiretextatique]

21. LOL...I bet it did!

you are close to the epicenter than i am, and it sure as hell got my attention.

[EFerrari]

32. USGS has it right UNDER the university.

[sammytko]

22. We had a record 4.8 earthquake (for us) here in s. texas this morning!!

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Magnitude-4-8-quake-rattles-S-A-area-2227763.php

[noiretextatique]

27. whoa!

i didn't here about that. hope all is well :hi:

[sammytko]

28. I didn't feel a thing

I"m pretty sure I was awake at the time it was supposed to have happened. Strange that people 30 miles further away say they felt it. Is that possible?

[noiretextatique]

yes...depends on where is was centered

someone in this thread was closer to the epicenter than i am and didn't feel it :shrug:

[noiretextatique]

29. yes...depends on where is was centered

someone in this thread was closer to the epicenter than i am and didn't feel it :shrug:

[ReverendDeuce]

24. It's the ghost of Steve Jobs! n/t

n/t

[pinboy3niner]

25. Obviously, it's God's punishment :)

[scorpiogirl]

35. I live in Dublin and didn't feel a thing.

I'm so NOT disappointed.

[Overseas]

37. Very short, pronounced vertical jolt where I was. Perhaps one second.

I expected another shake to follow. It was unusual for me, having grown up with 4.0s as a fairly regular occurrence. Those tended to shake more slowly, and for a few more seconds.

[Overseas]

38. Got that large aftershock I was expecting-- 6 hrs later.

[Rhiannon12866]

41. Yikes!

I've heard that they can sometimes be worse... :scared:

[AsahinaKimi]

42. I felt it ...

My cat didn't even bother to get up from his cat nap.

[Prism]

43. Hrm, another aftershock. 2.8.

Is that common to get a second quake and aftershocks after quakes as small as 4.0?

[Safetykitten]

44. Google has it at a transit stop next to a restaurant called "Holy Land".