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Yup, that was an earthquake outside SF
- jandrewrogers 3y agoThat’s a pretty small earthquake for California. You’ll feel a 5.x but it doesn’t get much more than a passing blurb in the local news when it happens. Everything there is built for earthquakes, the damage doesn’t start until you get to the 6.x range.
- ricberw 3y agoEven at this 3.9ish we had a few things fall off shelves :)
- corysama 3y agoI think The City felt it more than usual because it was centered near SFO. Most earthquakes we feel are higher magnitude but further away. Commonly NE of Berkeley.
- opportune 3y agoIt was so close to SF that it was much more apparent than other earthquakes. For me, this was the most noticeable earthquake in SF this year.
- ricberw 3y agoSame here —- was shorter than the last one this year though.
- vlovich123 3y agoYeah, it was longer and stronger than any other quake I recall feeling living in various parts of California for over 10 years. Felt stronger than the one that got an emergency alert sent out in the past week (2?).
- ooterness 3y agoThe "earthquake scene" from LA Story applies to all of California. https://youtu.be/3Yz2RC9C1tM?feature=shared https://youtu.be/3Yz2RC9C1tM?feature=shared
- silenced_trope 3y agoI was lying down and felt it. Wasn't enough to get me up though as these small ones aren't uncommon. I suppose I should earthquake proof my apartment though, you know those twist tie things that come with some furniture that are meant to be anchored into the wall? I've never used 'em. At some point with a big one I'll have some shelving and what not fall over. But I've been over a decade here and I haven't needed them yet.
- throw03172019 3y agoThose are usually to prevent furniture falling on to children if they were to climb it, etc.
- sbierwagen 3y agoAt minimum it'll save you from having to buy a new TV. Big LCD panels are pretty fragile.
- silenced_trope 3y agoTIL
- shasheene 3y agoThe entirety of SoMa and Mission Bay are liquefaction zones [1], expected to face major damage during the next major earthquake. I wonder if "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" really is good advice for liquefaction zones for a very big earthquake. [1] https://gis.data.ca.gov/datasets/b70a766a60ad4c0688babdd47497dbad_0/explore?location=37.730815%2C-122.422423%2C13.23 https://gis.data.ca.gov/datasets/b70a766a60ad4c0688babdd4749...
- toast0 3y agoWhat's the alternative? Drop cover and hold on at least avoids injury from attempting to move on an unexpectedly moving surface. When the ground stops moving, then you have a chance at purposeful motion.
- opportune 3y agoOne alternative might be “run as fast as you fucking can towards Potrero Hill” if you are close enough to be able to make progress towards it.
- kstrauser 3y agoGreat advice, if you’re The Flash.
- Aeolun 3y agoThat’s a sure recipe for “faceplant the earth every 2 seconds”. When the earth moves 2m each way every second there’s no way you can stay on your feet. Maybe you could crawl?
- mrexroad 3y agoGreat advice for those already outside, away from structures, and already at Potrero hill
- toast0 3y agoThere's really two scenarios there. Either the earth is moving enough that run as fast as you can is zero mph, because the earth is moving a lot or you could move rather quickly and so there's not much need to move. If you're in an immediately hazardous area, you should move to nearby safety during the earthquake (getting away from kitchens, window, things that could fall on you, etc), but exiting a building during an earthquake is probably riskier than staying inside it. Certainly, use the time of the shaking to plan your exit, but no sense in falling all over the place and risking avoidable injury. If you're in the bay area, chances are the building you're in is fairly earthquake safe. Building codes have improved over time, and many of the most unsafe buildings were destroyed in previous large earthquakes. Small buildings tend to be fairly safe even if not up to current codes, and large buildings tend to be targetted by inspection and retrofit requirements.
- Aeolun 3y ago3.7 barely qualifies as an earthquake though.
- asveikau 3y agoI've seen it written as 4.1 or 4.0, seems like they're revising that with more data. It punched above its weight because the epicenter was closer to San Francisco than usual.
- ketralnis 3y agoAre you the guy from Chicago that tells everyone "this isn't cold ya wimps, I know real cold"? Let people have their moments together, they don't need you to approve it
- shekispeaks 3y agoIn Oakland, I felt it more significantly than any other earthquake in a while.
- kstrauser 3y agoIt got my attention in Alameda.
- nonrepeating 3y agoFellow Alamedan here, same. I was surprised it was across the Bay.
- kstrauser 3y agoYeah, I figured it was in Hayward or maybe Berkeley.
- _kst_ 3y agoLooks like the epicenter was 13.1 kilometers directly below SFO (San Francisco International Airport, which is south of San Francisco). Updated magnitude is 3.7.
- 29athrowaway 3y ago3.7 does not do anything.
- MongoTheMad 3y agoOh? I thought it was the implosion of X, formerly known as Twitter.