Not really a big one...

[gridlore]

There have been a series of earthquakes down near Parkfield, a pretty good swarm with two big ones at 5.9 and 5.0 on the Richter Scale.

A 5.9 is fairly big, but not that bad. Things will fall off shelves, car alarms will go off, and if you're driving, you might think you've blown a tire. A 5.9 would barely move me from my couch.

But listening to CNN, we just fell off into the Pacific. Jeez.

A good update site for the Parkfield swarm:

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/Parkfield.htm

36 quakes in the last hour! Right along the San Andreas! Surf Nevada!

Edit, 1217hrs. Make that 106 quakes in the last few hours. Whole lotta shaking going on...

Comments

[sossity.livejournal.com]

damn! i missed it!
more disadvantages of living in the capitol.

[eleri.livejournal.com]

We're a little shaky up here, too...

http://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/GREEN/SEP_EHZ_UW.2004092812.html

http://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/GREEN/welcome.html

[hellloooonurse.livejournal.com]

Didn't feel a thing here in Campbell.