Wow, we just had an earthquake, calif, northbay, what a shaker. and you felt one ?

Question

Wow.

Answer 1

Our apartment swayed back & forth & shook a little here on the border of Grand Lake/Piedmont in Oakland.

Answer 2

I felt the earthquake here in San Francisco. The whole house shook a few seconds. Nothing fell or broke.

Answer 3

Ya I felt it. This one was weird because there was vibration before the jolting. Usually it feels like a slow wave back and forth.
I love earthquakes.

Answer 4

A light earthquake occurred at 8:08:12 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, August 2, 2006.
The magnitude 4.4 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) W of Glen Ellen, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).



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Magnitude 4.4 - regional moment magnitude (Mw)
Time Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at 8:08:12 PM (PDT)
Thursday, August 3, 2006 at 3:08:12 (UTC)
Distance from Glen Ellen, CA - 5 km (3 miles) W (268 degrees)
Rohnert Park, CA - 9 km (6 miles) E (79 degrees)
Cotati, CA - 11 km (7 miles) ENE (69 degrees)
Santa Rosa, CA - 14 km (9 miles) SE (133 degrees)
San Francisco City Hall, CA - 67 km (42 miles) NNW (347 degrees)

Coordinates 38 deg. 21.8 min. N (38.363N), 122 deg. 35.4 min. W (122.589W)
Depth 9.1 km (5.7 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=250, Nph=250, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.15 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=36 degrees
Event ID# nc40187964
Additional Information map with fault names
Topo map centered at earthquake (This link takes you offsite).
Did you feel it?
NCSN First Motion Mechanism 1
Waveforms

Answer 5

4.4 2006/08/02 20:08:12 38.363N 122.589W 9.1 5 km ( 3 mi) W of Glen Ellen, CA


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Earthquake List for map 123-38

Update time = Wed Aug 2 20:14:45 PDT 2006
Here are the earthquakes appearing on the 123-38 map, most recent at top ...


MAG DATE LOCAL-TIME LAT LON DEPTH LOCATION
y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km

4.4 2006/08/02 20:08:12 38.363N 122.589W 9.1 5 km ( 3 mi) W of Glen Ellen, CA
1.7Q 2006/08/02 11:31:05 37.323N 122.102W 0.3 0 km ( 0 mi) SSE of Quarry near Cupertino, CA(Probable quarry explosion)
2.4 2006/08/02 02:13:04 38.765N 122.725W 2.1 3 km ( 2 mi) WSW of Anderson Springs, CA
1.4 2006/08/01 20:37:14 38.808N 122.795W 2.2 2 km ( 1 mi) NE of The Geysers, CA
0.9 2006/08/01 14:48:10 38.830N 122.808W 7.1 4 km ( 2 mi) N of The Geysers, CA
1.8 2006/08/01 14:11:40 38.818N 122.794W 4.2 2 km ( 1 mi) NNE of The Geysers, CA
2.0 2006/08/01 08:29:31 38.762N 122.736W 0.1 4 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Anderson Springs, CA
1.4 2006/08/01 03:40:31 38.826N 122.775W 0.8 4 km ( 3 mi) NE of The Geysers, CA
1.8 2006/08/01 02:32:27 38.817N 122.805W 3.2 2 km ( 1 mi) N of The Geysers, CA
1.6 2006/08/01 01:52:43 38.763N 122.701W 1.2 2 km ( 1 mi) SSW of Anderson Springs, CA
1.6 2006/07/31 23:25:41 38.818N 122.786W 1.5 3 km ( 2 mi) NE of The Geysers, CA
1.5 2006/07/31 18:53:11 38.230N 122.671W 3.2 4 km ( 2 mi) WSW of Petaluma, CA
1.5Q 2006/07/31 16:19:36 37.325N 122.104W 0.0 0 km ( 0 mi) SSW of Quarry near Cupertino, CA(Probable quarry explosion)
1.6 2006/07/31 12:22:55 38.775N 122.727W 2.1 3 km ( 2 mi) W of Anderson Springs, CA
1.2 2006/07/31 10:25:43 38.820N 122.780W 1.7 3 km ( 2 mi) NE of The Geysers, CA
1.3 2006/07/31 03:04:01 38.808N 122.801W 2.6 1 km ( 1 mi) NNE of The Geysers, CA
1.1 2006/07/31 01:29:40 38.810N 122.794W 3.0 2 km ( 1 mi) NE of The Geysers, CA
1.3 2006/07/30 15:31:19 37.172N 122.052W 11.4 6 km ( 4 mi) WNW of Lexington Hills, CA
1.6 2006/07/29 22:41:08 38.782N 122.719W 2.4 2 km ( 2 mi) WNW of Anderson Springs, CA
1.5 2006/07/29 21:14:37 38.378N 122.194W 5.8 12 km ( 8 mi) NE of Napa, CA
0.9 2006/07/29 16:14:37 38.813N 122.795W 2.8 2 km ( 1 mi) NNE of The Geysers, CA
1.8 2006/07/29 15:54:30 37.976N 122.044W 13.3 3 km ( 2 mi) WNW of Concord, CA
1.6 2006/07/29 03:35:54 38.795N 122.739W 0.6 5 km ( 3 mi) SSW of Cobb, CA
1.5 2006/07/29 03:32:28 38.827N 122.787W 1.0 4 km ( 2 mi) NNE of The Geysers, CA
1.2 2006/07/29 01:10:20 38.813N 122.796W 2.3 2 km ( 1 mi) NNE of The Geysers, CA
2.0 2006/07/28 20:34:32 38.821N 122.794W 3.7 3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of The Geysers, CA
1.3 2006/07/28 14:40:26 38.827N 122.872W 1.0 7 km ( 4 mi) WNW of The Geysers, CA
1.6Q 2006/07/28 12:44:24 37.326N 122.106W 0.0 0 km ( 0 mi) WSW of Quarry near Cupertino, CA(Probable quarry explosion)
1.2 2006/07/28 11:49:20 38.807N 122.798W 2.5 1 km ( 1 mi) NE of The Geysers, CA
2.0 2006/07/28 10:25:17 38.819N 122.787W 1.4 3 km ( 2 mi) NE of The Geysers, CA
1.8 2006/07/28 09:53:16 38.813N 122.786W 1.7 2 km ( 2 mi) NE of The Geysers, CA
2.3 2006/07/27 20:42:13 38.811N 122.791W 4.5 2 km ( 1 mi) NE of The Geysers, CA
1.4 2006/07/27 11:37:33 38.796N 122.814W 2.7 1 km ( 0 mi) WSW of The Geysers, CA
1.7Q 2006/07/27 11:12:04 37.322N 122.105W 0.0 1 km ( 0 mi) SSW of Quarry near Cupertino, CA(Probable quarry explosion)
1.9 2006/07/27 03:34:19 38.816N 122.796W 2.3 2 km ( 1 mi) NNE of The Geysers, CA

Answer 6

lol must have been exciting! i live in the east bay in the tri valley.......didnt feel anything, hope everything is okay up there!