A small earthquake shook part of the South and East Bays this morning at 10:32 a.m., and the USGS is saying it had a magnitude of 3.3 and was centered just north of Alum Rock, apparently along the Hayward Fault.
A similarly small quake on the Hayward Fault happened in Berkeley back in June.
Did you feel it? KTVU's Maureen Naylor did, and she posted a video of a window shade cord swaying, so, yeah, pretty small.
EARTHQUAKE: Just felt an #earthquake. That was nerve-racking. Lasted a few seconds. Window chord swayed a little after. #sanjose pic.twitter.com/lGBrq91d6U
— Maureen Naylor (@MaureenKTVU) September 14, 2017
BREAKING: Just felt shaking on the 14th floor of my building. Employees walking down to the floor not taking the elevator.
— Maureen Naylor (@MaureenKTVU) September 14, 2017
Yes! I grew up here and I was in the '89 quake & that still left me shaking. #earthquake https://t.co/geoMiocMuO
— Maureen Naylor (@MaureenKTVU) September 14, 2017
Others reported it lasted about three to four seconds.
Just felt an #earthquake in East San Jose. First one in a long time. Lasted about 3-4 seconds. Who felt that? @CBSSF
— Len Ramirez (@lenramirez) September 14, 2017
#earthquake in #milpitas 3.3
— Rahul (@draynkeran1992) September 14, 2017
My monitor fell on me 🤦♂️
Damn my timeline went from dead af to hella tweets lol #earthquake
— Marie. (@TMarieolimpo) September 14, 2017
Let this serve as yet another helpful reminder to get an earthquake kit together! Our pals at LAist just put together a fast and dirty guide to building one using Amazon Prime alone.
But people really need to stop posting stuff like this for a 3.3M.
Yup. That was most definitely an #earthquake. #BayArea pic.twitter.com/1rXUCsi1uB
— Oliver Housman (@Oliver_Housman) September 14, 2017
