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Whew, That Was Fun
9:30 Update: Things seem to be settling down. We're going to move the bulk of this post behind a jump. The only really big news at the moment is that there's a 30% chance of a strong aftershock in the next week, and a 5 to 10% chance of another strong earthquake.
If you were lucky enough to feel The Great San Francisco San Jose Alum Rock 5.6 Back-and-Forthing of 2007, please continue to send in reports. We especially like links to blog posts about the earthquake, such as Greg's.
Finally, a headline's gone up on KRON's site; but the headline links to a story about the Berkeley tree sitters. Ha! Hey, we wonder if they got rattled out of their perch? Macherena reports that KRON's just been showing a static shot of a seismograph. Bet it sure would be handy to have a reporting staff right about now.
9:10 Update: Cranky reports that MTV is showing reruns of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila.
Regarding aftershocks, the USGS says:
... the probability of a strong and possibly damaging aftershock IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS is approximately 30 PERCENT. ... there is a small chance (APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 PERCENT) of an earthquake equal to or larger than this mainshock in the next 7 days. ... approximately 15 to 40 SMALL AFTERSHOCKS are expected in the same 7-DAY PERIOD ...
So there.
Here's where some of the aftershocks have landed -- as you can see, they're pretty small:
BART's running its trains slowly, but with no apparent problems; PG&E reports no utility disruptions. Some broken water pipes reported near San Jose.
9:00 Update: Plug1 reports an orange glow in the east bay sky. We can see nothing out of the ordinary from home at the top of St Mary's Heights (at Fulton/Stanyan). It sure is foggy tonight.
Sunnyside residents report shaking; Tendernob residents report nothing; Elihu in the Loin reports lengthy shaking; Nob Hill reports some panic. Spencer in San Jose reports that it was "scary as shit." Potrero Hill and SF State report feeling nothing; but then someone else in Potrero Hill reports normal shaking.
So now, it would appear that the situation is as follows: there was a big earthquake. It was scary. Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?
8:50 Update: CBS5 reports that chances are good that there'll be a 6.3 in the next 3 days. But Plug1 your mom observes that they can't even get the weather right, so whatever. So far, there've been a few small aftershocks, all under 2.0.
We are unmoved by reports of "things falling off of shelves." Missionite's account of a perturbed cat, however, gave us goosebumps.
A quick survey of San Jose webcams shows nothing terribly awry: the city's not in flames, at least. SJSU; Tech Museum; CBS5. Here's CBS's live seismograph. CBS's live spirograph has apparently gone offline.
Still no news on KRON's site: all is well in San Francisco! Now, here's Jan Wahl with an new hat.
8:40 Update: Commenters report feeling like a jello mold; it sure was a long one, wasn't it? More nit-pickery over how much the north bay suffered, and about liquefaction and landfill and how a quicksand drowning beats living in the Sunset. Brock and Martin report that phone lines are clogged and calls aren't going through. Please don't test that; just trust that it's true for now, and hold your calls until things settle down a bit. Do email your parents, though.
8:35 Update: Local news stations are getting around to reporting that there was an earthquake. Who knew! No new information. CBS5; NBC11; KTVU. SFGate was hanging for a while but now has the same blurb as everyone else. Everything's hunky dory at KRON; no earthquake news at all.
8:25 Update: There was a 2.9 near Concord around 1pm today. Suckafree reports that his dog predicted it. Mariconsoy is already so drunk he's misspelling the brands in his emergency alcohol kit.
8:20 Update: Sangfroid nails it with a guess of 5.0 -- turns out it was a 5.6. None of the local news websites have any info up, but it looks like SF made it through things pretty well -- some shaking, no major damage reported yet. Craigslist is abuzz. Get your mind off the shaking by watching some near-misses with tornadoes.
8:15 Update:Recent earthquake activity is logged by the USGS here. Looks like this one is the one we felt. In case you're wondering where Alum Rock (close to the epicenter) is, check the Google map. Very close to San Jose. Some SFist staff report minimal shaking in the north bay; commenters say substantial movement in Corte Madera.
8:05 Update: Is everyone okay?