Damn guys,
Just when i was about to leave the bedroom, the house started to move up and down. I have never felt this kind of quake before. Hope fellow Z owners are ok in the south bay...

 

Yeah I felt it. I was afraid something would fall on the car the first thing I did was run out to the garage.

 

I felt the same here in Salinas. Strongest I've felt since moving here.

 

I looked on the USGS website it was supposedly a 5.6 center 8 miles NNE of Alum Rock.

 

Felt the ground move !!!
First time feeling the ground move ...
Very very interesting ...
SFgate said it was 5.6
What is next one going to be ...
Should I start packing ? :

 

You guys out there in Cali are catching hell right now. Hey....at least you have nice weather

 

we're in a drought.

 

dude, fox geologist said, be on the look out and be ready for a stronger one within the next 72 hours, anything up to a 6.4 ='(

that's what i don't understand, aren't aftershocks supposed to be smaller? =(

 

Yeah, that was pretty strong considering it was only rated as a 5.6. It definitely felt stronger. I was actually at work when it happened and I was scrambling afterwards to make sure all our key systems where still functioning properly .

 

where u hear this from??? these old buildings in SF state dont look stable

 

heard it on Fox news at about 8:32 pm

 

becareful everyone, and be safe.

 

**** I felt it in stockton! I was in a haunted house at the time, my god scariest shi* of my LIFE!!!

 

So did you scream like a girl? LOL

 

i felt it.. not too strong here in hayward..

 

i was at spaghetti factory downtown and i thought that damn building was coming down on us...

 

The reason they say watch for a stronger one is that the one that just hit is either the main, or a precursor. If the main, aftershocks will be smaller over time. If it's a precursor, then the next one should be a magnitude bigger. It is not common for a larger earthquake to be a precursor, though...

can't believe my "natural disasters" course would ever come in handy

 

I will take the USGS over ****ing fox news:

STRONG AFTERSHOCKS (Magnitude 5 and larger)

At this time (immediately after the mainshock) the probability of a strong and possibly damaging aftershock IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS is approximately 30 PERCENT.
EARTHQUAKES LARGER THAN THE MAINSHOCK

Most likely, the recent mainshock will be the largest in the sequence. However, there is a small chance (APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 PERCENT) of an earthquake equal to or larger than this mainshock in the next 7 days.

 

wild fires, earthquakes, so many emission laws and gettin a hard time for modding it must really suck to live in cali. Stay safe guys

 

OK, everyone who checked on their car before their wife/girlfriend fess up. I was at Quiznos. Damn thing almost made me drop my prime rib sandwich.