Magnitude 3.6 quake shakes East Bay
Courtesy USGS
A minor earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale shook parts of the Bay Area Saturday afternoon, the US Geological Survey reported.
A USGS reading of the 7:04 p.m. quake put the epicenter 2 miles southeast of Hercules in Contra Costa County.
There were no immediate reports of damage in the surrounding area, but residents from Hayward to Vallejo reported that they felt the quick temblor.
BART stopped train service momentarily to conduct a visual inspection of tracks for damage, riders told the Beat. The inspections are part of the agency’s normal operating procedures following earthquakes.
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I live in Martinez, about 10 miles or so from Hercules.
I was watching tv and suddenly my whole apartment building shook very noticeably for about 30 seconds.
Given all the talk about quakes and the rapture this weekend, it was kind of freaky.
earthquakes happen every day…i think it would be noted more with all the rapture talk and people are going to take notice.
Far out!
We felt it in Vallejo, the Glen Cove area. It was a quick medium jolt.
I felt it, I noticed because I have this little table next to my bed and it started to shake and I went downstairs to ask anyone if they had felt it just to make sure. (:
30 seconds is a long time!! I felt it for a quick second, literally. It was like BOOM! My apartment shook like it had just got hit by an 18 wheeler and it was over.
I feel the shake about 10 seconds, but my daughter doesn’t feel anything. She’s in her room next to mine.
i live in Benicia and I felt it. It was wierd, our house shifted roughly but didnt shake
We felt a push in the N. Berkeley Hills. As my husband checked the internet, I actually did suggest the rapture!
I live in ALAMEDA … i felt it shake for a quick second….. it was really noticeable..
Still a Camping fail!
http://bearcat8.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/doomsday-may-21st-2011/
OMG! It’s the Rapshure! It’s started!!!!
I live in Hercules. I was sitting at my desk when it hit. I actually laughed as it was shaking. I thought this is going to really freak somebody out.
The San Francisco Bay could be the next victim of the ring of fire. Are the American people willing to take the necessary steps to change the political leadership in this country and ensure that the United States makes it safely through this time of crisis?
http://larouchepac.com/node/18056
Earthquake Forecasting:
Prof. Sergey Pulinets, researching earthquake precursors at the Institute of Applied Geophysics and the Moscow Center for Ionosphere Monitoring
http://larouchepac.com/node/17944
Candidate Summer Shields reporting from the San Andreas fault on the need for earthquake precursor research:
http://www.larouchepac.com/node/17891
http://bearcat8.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/apocalypse-now-or-later-whenever-really…/
I live in Pinole, in the house, Hercules is very close to us. I was in the down stairs on the computer, did not feel it.