SF News [UPDATED] 7.4 Magnitude Aftershock Causes New Tsunami Warning In Northeastern Japan We wake up today to hearing about yet another earthquake in Japan, the strongest aftershock to date in fact, nearly a month after the 9.0 magnitude quake that ravaged parts of the
SF News Scientists Call for Earthquake Early Warning System, Again We've reported on it before, but in the wake of the Japan earthquake, and a two-day meeting of seismologist at UC Berkeley, there's a renewed push to get an earthquake early-warning system set
Arts & Entertainment Wednesday: S.F. Board of Supervisors Host Fundraiser for Japan Have you ever wanted to have an intimate dinner with Supervisor Jane Kim? Ride your bike alongside Supervisor David Chiu? Sup with Supervisor David Campos at Moki's? Well then, head over to to
SF News A Whiff of Radiation Arrives, Psychological Impact Deemed Worse Than Anything Else Be prepared for a ton of radiation news, if not an actual "plume" of harmful radiation, in the coming days and weeks. For now, President Obama, Berkeley scientists, and everyone who knows anything
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'California Earthquake' by Cass Elliot That would be Mama Cass, of the Mamas and the Papas. We'll say no more.
SF News Earthquake Prediction Guy Gets Very Excitable About Impending West Coast Quake We do not want to cause any alarm, and other earthquake prediction folks have been wrong plenty of times in the past, but one prominent dude in the suspect science of earthquake prediction,
SF News Apple Supports Hundreds In Tokyo During Earthquake, Aftermath A tipster let us know about this remarkable email that was sent to Digg's Kevin Rose from a friend and Apple employee in Tokyo detailing Apple's swift and ample support during the Tohoku
SF News Watch this Video Featuring a Little Girl Screaming in Horror During Japan Tsunami, Then Donate $10 Using Your Phone By now most of you have seen ample footage of the tsunami that followed Friday's massive earthquake in Japan. We want you to look at one more, please. According to RussianToday: "[the footage
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Fourth Street Bar & Grill Uses Tsunami Tragedy for Happy Hour Deal SoMa's Fourth Street Bar & Grill wants you to celebrate today's tsunami and its survivors with a (humorous?) happy hour. Thoughts?
SF News Gov. Brown Declares State of Emergency In San Mateo, Santa Cruz Counties After an 8.9 earthquake in Japan caused a tsunami to reached the California coast, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency. "Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for Del
SF News Photo: Tsunami Makes Its Way To Emeryville Berkeley photographer Steven Winter (Dr Speed) sent Berkeleyside this astounding image of the tsunami making its way to Emeryville. Excellent work. Click to enlarge. [Berkeleyside]
SF News Videos: Tsunami Waves Hitting Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Sausalito, and... Emeryville Here are some videos of this morning's tsunami action shot by people along various Bay Area coastlines ranging from Santa Cruz to San Francisco to Emeryville. (Outside of Santa Cruz and Crescent City
SF News Tsunami Waves Damage Santa Cruz, Crescent City Harbors [PHOTOS] Prompted by the 8.9 earthquake in Japan, tsunami waves destroyed the harbor in Crescent City. The LA Times reports: Local residents reported that about three dozen boats were "crushed" in the harbor
SF News Ocean Beach Livestream During Tsunami Warning Live video chat by Ustream Since some of you can't follow directions - unless you're a bitchin' surfer, you're not supposed to go to Ocean Beach, you guys! - here's a livestream of
SF News Make Your Own Preparedness Kit Speaking of widespread earthquake devastation, Japan's 8.9 earthquake is a strong reminder that, yes, you really do need an earthquake kit. Seriously. After the Loma Prieta earthquake, an estimated 12,000 Bay
SF News Live Coverage of the Tsunami Wave Impacts on Our Coast ABC 7 is showing the relatively undramatic live pictures from Santa Cruz harbor of the tsunami-related surges, including a dock and a pier floating loose, and a boat loose from its moorings. Not
SF News Great Highway, Beaches Closed After Tsunami Waves Hit California Today's massive earthquake in Japan released a tsunami wave that, among other things, closed most California beaches and the Great Highway today. As of 8:00 a.m., the Chronicle reports: "The tide
SF News Massive Earthquake And Tsunami Hit Japan; Tsunami Warning Declared For SF Coast [UPDATED] A harrowing 8.9 earthquake hit Japan tonight. The New York Times reports: "A tsunami hit the coast of northeast Japan on Friday in the aftermath of an 8.9 magnitude earthquake about
SF News 4.1 Earthquake Rattles Bay Area We felt it. Did you? A small earthquake was felt around San Francisco at around 4:10 this afternoon. A small ride, really. Nothing too big felt from SFist HQ. We'll update as
SF News 2 Minor Quakes Rattle Bay Area This Morning The U.S. Geological Survey reports that two small earthquakes hit the Bay Area this morning. A 2.5 struck seven miles east-southeast of San Jose at 1:31 a..m., followed by
misc Good Job Guys... The <em>Weekly</em> Gives Us an Inane List of Songs to Listen to During an Earthquake So, apparently the Weekly let an intern loose on the All Shook Down blog or something, and they give us (we shit you not) The Top 8 Songs to Listen to During the
SF News SFist Reviews: Today's San Francisco Earthquake Drill Siren Pft. Bah. Gah. What the hell was that? For starters, the alarm during today's Great Shakeout drill was weak; far too gentle on the eardrum. Also, we couldn't understand a single thing being
SF News Two Minor Quakes Hit Santa Clara County Santa Clara County shook (again) this morning after two small earthquakes hit the area, one with a magnitude of 3.3 and the other boasting a mild 2.1. "According to the USGS,
SF News Small Quake Hits Santa Clara County A gentle 2.0 earthquake nudged Santa Clara County last night. Bay City News (via SF Appeal) notes: "According to the USGS, at 10:23 p.m. a quake centered about Joseph D.
SF News Two More Small Quakes Shake the East Bay Two small, 2-pointers rattled along the Hayward Fault in the San Ramon area last night, one just before 6 p.m. and the second just after 11 p.m, according to Bay City
