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Bay Area Earthquake

WildCowboy

WildCowboy

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4.4 near Santa Rosa less than ten minutes ago...linky.

I'm maybe 50 miles away...light creaking in the house and some rattling of my change container. One of my cats started to slink toward the basement, while the other one barely woke up.

Anybody else feel it?
 
:eek: I hope everyone's OK out in the bay area.. I know a lot of MRers are out there.

**hugs** to you all. Here's to sudden motion sensor actually working on your laptops. :)
 
Could be some broken dishes, but even then, not that likely.

Hope that's the end of it and there isn't something stronger coming.
 
Hmm. I didn't feel anything...

Or maybe I didn't notice because of the 4 expresso shots I had in order to stay awake.
 
balamw said:
Are you new to California? 4.4s happen all the time.
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Not all that often in the Bay Area proper. I've been out here six years and this is probably the third biggest one I've felt after the 5.2 Napa quake in September 2000 and the 4.9 Gilroy quake in May 2002. I've felt maybe a dozen other small ones (wasn't around for the 6.5 San Simeon in December 2003, but I guess that was felt this far up).
 
It was a nice little jolt, but nothing substantial. I did dive under the table and set my MacBook down a little hard; it's a good thing this thing has the sudden motion sensor.
 
SF Chronicle article on the quake. Looks like the only casualty at the Safeway on Calistoga Road was a jar of sauerkraut...no word yet on glass jars at other area supermarkets.
 
disconap said:
Alcohol was destroyed and you say "no real damage"? What kind of person are you?
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iMeowbot said:
Bottles of exactly what? Damages may be in the tens of dollars, or more!
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Don't worry, it's not what you think.

Press-Democrat said:
Owners of the Glen Ellen Inn restaurant saw 35 bottles of wine drop to the floor, but padded mats put in place after the last quake prevented any from breaking. They did lose a couple of $50 bottles of truffle oil.

Bottles of soy sauce shattered at the Glen Ellen Village Market and a few customers dropped their groceries and headed for the door, said night manager Osvaldo Arzola.
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Earthquakes?

I've never felt one and I never want to feel one. The earth moving while you're not must be rather disorienting-- I'd rather stick with the native tornadoes, nor'easters, floods, and droughts, please.
 
Just about the worst we get here in the UK is the occasional thunder storm :p
 
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