Earthquake

[Alicat]

Y'all up there in SF just feel the 8:08 quake? Was up north near Petaluma. Someone just called me from SF and felt it big time.

[ggould]

Y'all up there in SF just feel the 8:08 quake? Was up north near Petaluma. Someone just called me from SF and felt it big time.

it felt pretty strong here.   It's been downgraded to a 4.4, but was a 4.7 for a while.  Seems like the western part of SF felt it harder than other parts.  Check these links out:

http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/ca/STORE/X40187964/ciim_stats_1.html

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/SF_Bay.html

[RGMike]

Y'all up there in SF just feel the 8:08 quake? Was up north near Petaluma. Someone just called me from SF and felt it big time.

it felt pretty strong here.   It's been downgraded to a 4.4, but was a 4.7 for a while.  Seems like the western part of SF felt it harder than other parts.  Check these links out:

http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/ca/STORE/X40187964/ciim_stats_1.html

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/SF_Bay.html

It seemed short and sharp -- windows rattled loudly for a couple seconds.

[Wayback]

That was a 4.1 quake today 4:10pm centered 13 miles E of San Jose City Hall:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/01/07/magnitude-4-1-quake-strikes-east-of-san-jose/

USGS map: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/

[RGMike]

That was a 4.1 quake today 4:10pm centered 13 miles E of San Jose City Hall:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/01/07/magnitude-4-1-quake-strikes-east-of-san-jose/

USGS map: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/

I was on BART in Oakland and everything had to stop for 5 mins. Some folks who got on at Embarcadero said they felt it in downtown SF But I felt nuthin'.

[sundaygal]

That was a 4.1 quake today 4:10pm centered 13 miles E of San Jose City Hall:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/01/07/magnitude-4-1-quake-strikes-east-of-san-jose/

USGS map: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/

I was on BART.

I was in an elevator.  I don't know which is worse.  At any rate, I felt nada.

[radical347]

I live right by SJ City Hall, but felt nothing!   

[Alicat]

That was a 4.1 quake today 4:10pm centered 13 miles E of San Jose City Hall:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/01/07/magnitude-4-1-quake-strikes-east-of-san-jose/

USGS map: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/

Years ago I was in SJ at a Sharks game and felt a significant quake. Kinda exciting. The train ride home took like 4x normal rate as someone had to inspect every foot of the track/rail before the train could progress. That sucked.

[ggould]

this is a good link to bookmark, earthquakes just in the Bay Area:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/FaultMaps/San_Francisco.html

[RGMike]

Wow, earthquake in Richmond, VA, felt as far away as NYC and Southern CT.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/08/23/national/w110531D99.DTL&tsp=1

Posted by Keith Olbermann:

"The Republican presidential hopefuls are scrambling to release statements blaming Obama for the DC quake"

[RGMike]

This is interesting, posted by someone on a message board:

"The West Coast is riddled with fault lines, thus earthquakes do not project as far as on the East Coast, which has few fault lines, and is primarily hard rock - that's why an earthquake of moderate strength can be felt up and down the East Coast."

Makes sense to me; anyone here know if that's actually a true statement?


Meanwhile Faux News apparently ran this actual screen-crawl earlier: "No Tsunami Expected After East Coast Earthquake".

Oy.

[Wayback]

This is interesting, posted by someone on a message board:
"The West Coast is riddled with fault lines, thus earthquakes do not project as far as on the East Coast, which has few fault lines, and is primarily hard rock - that's why an earthquake of moderate strength can be felt up and down the East Coast."
Makes sense to me; anyone here know if that's actually a true statement?

Can't confirm at the moment if that explanation is exactly the reason, but in general, yes, due to its geology Eastern quakes are more akin to dropping a stone in a calm pond, they radiate out further, feeling much like a waterbed, and while that sometimes happens here, often in the Pacific Rim its more like a jolt, depending of course on the magnitude and your distance from epicenter.  Here's USGS info on history of quakes in each state: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/

[Wayback]

First pic of earthquake devastation in Wash DC area:
http://jmckinley.posterous.com/dc-earthquake-devastation

Pic of the utter devastation in Wash DC following the earthquake:
http://i.imgur.com/jMySO.jpg

Note item damaged in bottom photo:
http://i.imgur.com/X0TGF.png

[RGMike]

This is interesting, posted by someone on a message board:
"The West Coast is riddled with fault lines, thus earthquakes do not project as far as on the East Coast, which has few fault lines, and is primarily hard rock - that's why an earthquake of moderate strength can be felt up and down the East Coast."
Makes sense to me; anyone here know if that's actually a true statement?

Can't confirm at the moment if that explanation is exactly the reason, but in general, yes, due to its geology Eastern quakes are more akin to dropping a stone in a calm pond, they radiate out further, feeling much like a waterbed, and while that sometimes happens here, often in the Pacific Rim its more like a jolt, depending of course on the magnitude and your distance from epicenter.  Here's USGS info on history of quakes in each state: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/

Explanantion on SFGate is indeed pretty much like the above.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/inthepeninsula/detail?entry_id=96011

[ggould]

This is interesting, posted by someone on a message board:
"The West Coast is riddled with fault lines, thus earthquakes do not project as far as on the East Coast, which has few fault lines, and is primarily hard rock - that's why an earthquake of moderate strength can be felt up and down the East Coast."
Makes sense to me; anyone here know if that's actually a true statement?

Can't confirm at the moment if that explanation is exactly the reason, but in general, yes, due to its geology Eastern quakes are more akin to dropping a stone in a calm pond, they radiate out further, feeling much like a waterbed, and while that sometimes happens here, often in the Pacific Rim its more like a jolt, depending of course on the magnitude and your distance from epicenter.  Here's USGS info on history of quakes in each state: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/

Explanantion on SFGate is indeed pretty much like the above.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/inthepeninsula/detail?entry_id=96011

My youngest daughter, who now works in Manhattan, felt it on the 15th floor!