Posted on 09/12/2022 12:25:31 AM PDT by thecodont
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake gave the East Bay and San Francisco area a gently shake Sunday night.
The tremor hit at 10:31 p.m., with a depth of 6.2 miles near Piedmont, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The epicenter was 2.9 miles southeast of Berkeley and 3.7 miles northeast of Oakland. exp-player-logo Read More
The quake struck along the Hayward Fault that stretches from San Pablo Bay in the north to Fremont in the south and passes through the cities of Berkeley, Oakland, Hayward and Fremont, the USGS said.
There was no initial word on damage or injury resulting from the quake, and 2,051 people reported feeling the shaker on the USGS site as of 10:55 p.m.
Many on Twitter reported feeling the quake.
"Yep we had an earthquake. Felt it pretty good in downtown San Francisco!" wrote one Twitter user.
"First earthquake in awhile! Very small jolt in San Francisco SOMA," wrote another.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
2.9? Geez people are getting soft!
I thought someone had slammed a door really hard. Had to go to the USGS (earthquake.usgs.gov) site to check. A real “teacup rattler.”
If I were in that town, any earthquake would get my attention. It could be preceded by a massive quake.
Yawn slow news day?
Should have been a 9.2 and included Berkeley.
No brimstone?
Lived in the area for 20 years. My home was about 3 miles from the epicenter of the 1989 Loma Prieta Quake. Now that was a quake!(6.9):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake
Like “thecodont” said “door slammer” at 2.9.
(preceded)
Followed?
(I’m guessing you were saying it could precede a massive quake)
Yeah it would get my attention too.
Thanks for the laugh
Yep, that was a quake! I was at work in Milpitas, watching the main corridor twist and ripple on my way to opening the door to fab and telling my Vietnamese techs ‘Deedee! Deedee!’ (Vietnamese for get out get out!).
I don’t speak any Vietnamese.
My techs looked at me very strangely for weeks afterwards...
This story is designed to help keep folks from “flyover country” away from California so they don’t take the jobs the illegal alien’s are angling for.
“Well, ya kin rule out Calee-four-nye-eh, Ma; th’ ground out there’s a-fixin’ ta swaller all ‘em heathens right up ‘n’ we don’t wanna get caught in amongst ‘em.”
lol... Always keep them wondering if you habla their lingo!
Shame it wasn’t a 9.2. :P
But I don’t! Took me years to figure out where those words were to even come from to come out of my mouth.
Years earlier in a PBS show about tunnel rats, one told of crawling in a tunnel and coming to a wicker door and very slowly and carefully pushing it open, someone on the other side very slowly and carefully pushed it closed again. He decided to shove it open and throw in a grenade. He told of shouting ‘deedee deedee’ - Vietnamese for ‘get out get out’ - as a professional courtesy.
One phrase, one time, in a toss-off PBS show. Some back corner of my brain provided it when I need it.
I’m spooky that way...
In the past 24 hours, there has been a bit of a cluster of small quakes in that area.
And I not getting soft that is my reserve cushion.
In the past 24 hours, there has been a bit of a cluster of small quakes in that area.
And I am not getting soft, that is my well maintained reserve cushion.
You sound silly
It wouldn’t be preceded by a large quake. It would be followed by a larger quake ( sometimes)
No kidding.
Sure sign it was a slow news day.
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