Earthquake!

[kingzzzfan4ever]

Wow, I felt a real trembler about 5 minutes ago and I'm in San Jose. Any other Kings fans feel one that are in the Bay Area?

 

[STF15]

I'm in Stockton, about an hour and a half away and felt it a little over here, enough to shake my home..

 

[6th]

First reports is that it was a 5.6 tremblor and the epicenter was in the foothills about 9 miles northeast of San Jose.

Edit: Quake was near San Jose Mayor's home. No reports of damage yet. Calling it a moderate quake.

Edit #2: Felt as far east as Sac and as far north as San Rafael. Again, no damage reports yet.

 

[kingzzzfan4ever]

I'm in Stockton, about an hour and a half away and felt it a little over here, enough to shake my home..

The quake really shook my house and I heard it was a 5.6 quake centered in San Jose, pretty strong, haven't felt one like that in a while.

 

[STF15]

Has anyone else heard that a few more might happen tonight?

 

[6th]

Has anyone else heard that a few more might happen tonight?

You never know. Often there will be small after shocks following a moderate quake.

 

[6th]

USGS reports at least 7 aftershocks already, but none greater than a 2.0.

They are now saying it could be felt as far north as Sonora.

Edit: epicenter located in the Diable Range Foothills.

 

[kingzzzfan4ever]

USGS reports at least 7 aftershocks already, but none greater than a 2.0.

They are now saying it could be felt as far north as Sonora.

Edit: epicenter located in the Diable Range Foothills.

Wow, 7 shocks, I just hope the big one isn't coming anytime soon.

 

[VF21]

Wow, 7 shocks, I just hope the big one isn't coming anytime soon.

Actually, quakes like this tend to relieve the pressure on the fault involved. And aftershocks can continue for days or even weeks. How long have you lived in the Bay Area?

 

[kingzzzfan4ever]

Actually, quakes like this tend to relieve the pressure on the fault involved. And aftershocks can continue for days or even weeks. How long have you lived in the Bay Area?

I've actually lived in the Bay Area all my life (22 years) and I remember the Loma Prieta Earthquake in 1989 and that quake was extremely violent and we all know how much damage that it caused. I've heard that pressure on the fault is relieved through quakes, I took a Geology course in college and we talked a lot about the faults that run through California and the amount of activity that occurs along the faults.

 

[LPKingsFan]

My housemate and I were sitting in front of the TV watching some hoops when the house started to shake. Nothing big, but it lasted longer than any I'd felt for a while. Glad to hear it wasn't anything too bad.