That was a nice little EARTHQUAKE in San Jose. Anyone else feel it?

[blake2012]

3.9 magnitude. Quite a short but significant jolt.

Adds to an already weird day in the South Bay with thunder, lightning, and hail.

Preparing for frogs and locusts.

[Caliman73]

1. Santa Cruz here. Didn't feel it.

Agreed about the weather though.

[peabody]

3. San Jose here

I felt it! It was quite a jolt.

[Brother Buzz]

4. Hayward Fault?

I didn't feel anything. I'm near the northern end, and anything happening on the Hayward Fault puts me on edge.

[blake2012]

6. It was Calaveras Fault east of SJ

[RogerM]

5. Yes epicenter Alum Rock 3.9

https://www.earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2018-04-16-16-39-26-utc-3-9-8

3.9 magnitude earthquake 6 km from East Foothills, California, United States
38 minutes ago
UTC time: Monday, April 16, 2018 16:39 PM
Your time: Monday, April 16 2018 9:39 AM
Magnitude Type: mw
USGS page: M 3.9 - 9km NNE of Alum Rock, CA
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 1042 people

[still_one]

7. Yup, I did. I was at Staples when it happened in Campbell

[blake2012]

9. I was on my second floor of our place and thought I was being bulldozed

Just moved to California last year and this is my first decent sized quake.

[still_one]

11. Building are meant to sway during land movement

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/events/1989lomaprieta/

[blake2012]

12. Yep. Im glad I live in an area with so many seismic upgrades buildings

[FSogol]

8. I didn't. Probably because I'm in Virignia.

[blake2012]

10. If you feel a California quake in Virginia

Then we’re all fucked.

[hunter]

13. There was a similar sized earthquake in Grapevine just two and a half minutes before.

California's on the move!

[blake2012]

14. The California land mass is seceding