Late last night, around 11 p.m. when everyone but the USGS was asleep, a tiny 2.3-magnitude earthquake struck about a mile northeast of Berkeley. According to Bay City News, "many Berkeley residents said they did not feel the temblor," nor did anyone seem to notice the 1.8-magnitude aftershock about an hour later. more ›

A couple times in the last two years we've mentioned talk of developing an earthquake early warning system -- something like what they have in Japan -- which would give all of us about a 30 to 60-second heads-up the next time a major earthquake strikes the West Coast. Yesterday, UC Berkeley and the University of Washington received $6 million in seed money from the Palo Alto-based Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to work on implementing such a system. more ›

"Canst thou quake and change thy color/ Murder thy breath in middle of a word." - Kevin Spacey on stage as Richard III, heard post-quake by Chronicle staffer Leah Garchik, or in its original context: Act III, Scene 5 more ›

Next Thursday, October 20th, the annual Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill, reportedly the third largest in history, will take place at 10:20 a.m., once again reminding us to continue working on our preparedness. Do you have that emergency preparedness kit prepared? (For the hopelessly lazy busy, may we suggest a swanky Vintage-Style kit?) Do you know what Drop, Cover, and Hold On is? And most importantly, is your furniture secured? more ›

Exploding manholes, gas leaks and now a 3.3 magnitude earthquake strikes 2 miles Southeast of Oakland at 4:47 p.m. This is the third little temblor (and the second 3-point-something on the Hayward fault) in a week. If you felt it, let the folks at USGS know and then let's discuss whether we should be worried about this whole 2012 thing. more ›

Did you feel that one? What about this one? Those two earthquakes hit within 5 minutes of each other on either side of the city: the first was a 3.5 on the Hayward fault in the East Bay at 8:08 p.m. Sunday evening, followed shortly after by a 2.3 magnitude along the San Andreas fault three miles West of Ocean Beach. more ›

Did you feel it? Of course you did. Everyone's been on edge since DC rattled. And you've been whispering hail mary's and knocking on wood every time you hear rumblings of a little one nearby. Maybe you noticed it because it rattled the ice in your glass while you enjoyed a drink at the bar. Or maybe you hardly noticed because the Muni line rumbled past your apartment and the Colbert Report was turned up too loud. Or perhaps it gently woke you up while you were trying to drift off to sleep. centered 7 miles Southwest of City Hall, which is under Lake Merced or Fort Funston. No worries. You'll remember to check the batteries in your earthquake kit in the morning. Hope you're OK, out there! more ›

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake just rolled through here about 10 minutes ago, centered 3 miles west-southwest of Daly City on the good old San Andreas. [USGS] more ›

A moderate earthquake rattled greater Los Angeles for 10 to 15 seconds last evening around 8:40 p.m., and it was felt as far south as San Diego. No major damage has been reported, but at least one person went to the hospital. Our bros at LAist registered a few aftershocks and link to a pic of some broken glass at a Starbucks. more ›

Tomorrow morning at 5:11 a.m. our fair city will mark the 103rd anniversary of the great quake of '06, which will once again include guest of honor and one of the only living survivors (or the only?), 105-year-old Rose Cliver. Following the gathering at Lotta's Fountain, the day will kick off with a Bloody Mary breakfast at Lefty O'Doul's (333 Geary St) at 7 a.m. and will finish at 11 a.m. with the Survivor Luncheon at John's Grill. In related news... more ›

The supernatural forces behind the Ed Jew storyline are not pleased with Halloween and earthquakes hogging all of the attention. As of today, Ed Jew officially has his fourth legal suit brought up against him. After asking Jerry Brown if he could get all litigious on Jew a few months ago, today SF City Attorney Dennis Herrera finally filed the lawsuit we've all been waiting for -- or not -- that he didn't live where he was supposed to live when he ran in 2006 and took office in early 2007. more ›

Either under the table for protection or hiding from someone sporting a fiendish fannypack-khakis combo, Catherine Kilkenny of San Jose's Willow Glen looks scared as all hell, doesn't she? Many people were. Last night's 5.6 earthquake, which we didn't feel but hear the majority of you did, tore nerves to shreds, shook the ground, and sent magazines flying to the floor. In a little over 12 hours, it managed to cause quite the stir.... more ›

Earthquakes and Sabers and Sharks, Oh My! more ›

As we only learned from reading the comments on our whiny post about the weather, there was just an earthquake in Berkeley about 30 minutes ago. It was a 3.0, centered near Claremont Ave. in the hills. That other quake yesterday was in Berkeley too. more ›

Man, let it not be said that Lew Wolff doesn't get sh-- done. First he said he was going to build a new stadium for the A's and he did. Then he said he was going to get us a new soccer team and he did. Today, it's been announced that the San Jose Earthquakes are back from the dead and will start up again next year as an MLS expansion team. The team was in San Jose up until a few years ago but moved away to Houston due to stadium issues. Naturally, in Houston, the nee Quakes won a championship. more ›

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-There was a protest in the Mission over the the latest bit of immigration raids. -Flaks o' Gavin on gay porn proclamation: we did what? Oopsie. more ›

Ah yes, the weekend. Finally! It's been a hectic week-- earthquakes, landslides, the whole Kenneth Eng fiasco, those purple latex gloves-- where will it all end? We don't know but we could sure use a drink and a good old fashioned shindig-- too bad that most of the Noise Pop shows have sold out. We've put together a list of runner-ups for the weekend in the city. Sure, its not Ted Leo, Cake or The Donnas, but you can get just as drunk for half the price. Here's a rundown of the haps: more ›

-You know what $250 bucks at a fundraiser gets you for lunch? A lunch box of sushi. That's it. For $250 bucks, we'd want kobe beef in gold infused soy sauce in a bed of rare Nepalese quail. On the other hand, you did get to listen to Hillary. more ›

So we were watching TV and listening to the wind whip around outside and then the wind got really loud and then everything started shaking and we thought, "hmmm, that's one really strong wind." Then it hit us, OH MY GOD, IT'S A MOTHERF_____ EARTHQUAKE. more ›

So in light of yesterday's tiny "micro quake" the question is still out there: to panic or not to panic. Scientists are still saying there's nothing going on but they would say that. When was the last time you heard a scientist say "holy sh--, we're going to die!" Sometimes, in reading these stories, we think it would be better not to read the words they say, but instead, just check out to see if they do anything they normally wouldn't do. Like buy an earthquake preparedness kit. Or start hitting the bottle. Or move. more ›

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Don't go buying your brand new "San Jose of Fremont by way of 92" or "Bay Area 49ers of Santa Clara" t-shirts just yet because we're still a long way off from the moving trucks appearing. Things just ain't as easy as it sounds. more ›

We were sitting at our desks playing on the computer (cough...surfing porn...cough...) when things start shaking and rolling. At first, we thought it was just some big huge gust of wind, something that can occasionally cause some rumbling. But when it didn't quite stop and picked up in intensity, we began to we realize it wasn't quite the wind and something else and should we then get under something like the coffee table or underneath or a door frame and OH MY GOD IT'S AN EARTHQUAKE AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more ›

Londonist prepares a Happy Birthday bath for Buddah this week and then things get all cliched. A madman goes on a rampage while axe-wiedling and London's mayor warns an American diplomat to avoid the kitchen if the heat bothers him so much. more ›

Last week's winner, the East Bay Express: Vote for SFist in the EBX Readers' Poll! We love the chicken holding a sword with its foot in this week's Dream Comic. A company that puts prank pink flamingos on people's lawns (called "Flamingo Surprise"). Cover article: The Coup, along with that picture of their album with the World Trade Center blowing up. Rob Harvilla tells us his departure for the Village Voice isn't us, it's him. Good luck out there on the cold East Coast, Rob! Have fun with Christgau! Lit section. Hyphy hyphy hyphy hyphy hyphy. And SFist Eve's horoscope: she's going to "find the passion to unite what at first glance seems like an unlikely gathering of associates." That's us over here at SFist! The SF Weekly: Vote for SFist in the SF Weekly Readers' Poll! The Apologist on the 1906 festivities, titled "Ready to Rumble." ("Honestly, I'm disgusted. This is a time to be celebrating earthquakes, not studying them." Ha!). Sucka Free City columnist (male) gives birth on Second Life. It's a girl! Cover article: Jewel thieves. Book section: The guilty pleasure of the Da Vinci Code. SFIFF. Meredith eats French! Good thing Ced's away, as we expect he was driven to heights of fury by the part where Meredith asks why a confit of rabbit isn't the same as a rabbit terrine. (We don't know the difference but we're sure our Gastronome does!). And Dan Savage infuriates bisexuals again. The Guardian and the Metro, after the jump, along with the Weekly of the Week. more ›

We have to admit, all this hubbub commemorating the anniversary of a catastrophic event, an event that could, at any moment, happen again, has given us a few moments of panic. For instance, sitting at our day job last week, we were startled when our desk started to shake. Then the floor started to shake, too. But it didn't stop. The same vibration kept going on and on, and unless this was the longest mild earthquake in history, we realized it was something other than the earth moving. When it didn't stop after an hour, and we had gotten good and dizzy, we finally figured out the culprit: a temp a few cubes down from us had an annoying habit of bouncing his legs up and down while he worked; a kind of running in place while sitting down, and apparently our floors are quite sensitive. more ›

Man, not only did we not see Tom Cruise in our work place today, we also missed the earthquake. The USGS is reporting a 3.7 quake centered in Moraga at about 1:41 p.m. today, with two small aftershocks. BART ran at half-speed as a result more ›

DCist helps us make more sense of the world this week. Posts like this concert review are the reason for Scott Stapp. DCist also enumerates the reasons for playing ultimate frisbee, Condi's tight buns, their love of a local convenience store, and their jealousy of a person in Seattle calling the city. more ›