5.6 Earthquake Hits the Bay Area
Twenty two minutes ago a 5.6 earthquake hit the Bay Area. My family and I felt the quake. We first heard a loud thundering noise and then our condo shook mildly for about 30 seconds. We immediately grabbed our son and, along with the friends we had over for dinner, hustled outside where all of our neighbors had also retreated.
We’re all okay. This quake wasn’t too large. I’d imagine there were no serious injuries sustained from this quake. The epicenter looks to be in Alum Rock.
This wasn’t only my son’s first earthquake, it was also my first earthquake.
See, this is why we pay the expensive cost of living on the San Francisco Peninsula–life’s just so exciting out here.
Running outside is actually not a good idea in a quake. Much more chance of things falling on you. Also in a big one you won’t be able to run, so jump under the table or something. Oh and I was in Fremont at the time at a concert and we just thought it was the bass!
Matthew’s right. Stay inside, and get in a doorway, and “Drop, Cover & Hold”! Last night’s shaker was good in the sense that several small quakes release tension on the fault line and (supposedly) prevent a larger quake. Let’s pray that is true! And praise God for no injuries/damage reported.
