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Large 5.1 magnitude earthquake rocks San
Francisco Bay Area

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Posted By: NorthernDog, 10/25/2022 7:22:50 PM

A large magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck just east of San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey which called the temblor the largest quake to strike the San Francisco Bay Area in eight years. The quake, which struck at 11:42 a.m. PDT, was centered about 12 miles east of San Jose in Joseph D. Grant County Park. The quake, which was felt as far away as Salinas, Point Reyes and Stockton, rattled residents who posted videos to social media of the shaking. A 3.1 aftershock struck about five minutes after the initial earthquake, USGS said. At this

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That's pretty big. Some dishes probably got rattled.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Rich323 10/25/2022 7:36:30 PM (No. 1314241)
Let’s see how those EVs work out next time power is out for a month or more.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Dr. Constant 10/25/2022 7:37:50 PM (No. 1314243)
It needs to be a 10.5 one, followed by a fire.and then a typhoon.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: scottj 10/25/2022 9:19:51 PM (No. 1314304)
Probably did about 5 billion dollars worth of improvements.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Timber Queen 10/25/2022 9:19:54 PM (No. 1314305)
Large, smarge. 5.1 is "moderate" at best. Either a stress reliever and a good thing; or a precursor to something bigger and a bad thing. Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to California roulette.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Californian 10/25/2022 10:30:15 PM (No. 1314357)
If power is out for a month, the whole place is dead. No food, no water, no fuel, no communications/internet, no hospitals, nada. Anyone who can't get out is in a *LOT* of trouble. Although anyone who had solar power could still charge their EV, so there's that. Hopefully everyone is aware has station pumps run on electricity....
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Reply 6 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 10/25/2022 10:43:43 PM (No. 1314370)
Train Wreck/Hot Mess by the Bay.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Safari Man 10/26/2022 12:32:15 AM (No. 1314417)
I was in a 5.1 on the 12th floor of a dorm at Stanford. Was the first quake I ever really felt. Turns out is was a foreshock of the 7.1 Loma Prieta quake a couple weeks later in '89. That one left no doubt.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Timber Queen 10/26/2022 2:04:46 AM (No. 1314436)
#7 - On the 12th floor you probably felt a good sway with the 5 pointer; were in the dorm for the Loma Prieta? Hello fellow veteran. I've never been in a "7", but the high "6's" of Sylmar, Whittier and Northridge. My Dad called them "nature's E ticket ride." They were a betting opportunity in our house. Each of us would guess the Richter and put a dollar on the kitchen table, then wait for Lucy Jones to get on the TV and announce the winning number.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Safari Man 10/26/2022 1:10:37 PM (No. 1314931)
#8 Not at the dorm... the entire student body was at a biz school social event outside the new building, which I am sure I saw come off the ground and leap into the air.
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