Carl L. Harris III

;} 5.6 Earthquake!!! (updated)

NOTE: This is, in fact, the worst blog ever. I didn’t think anyone other than my friends would see it, but it ended up going crazy on DIGG. Please go to the USGS for info on the earthquake, and PLEASE DON’T DIGG THIS POST ANYMORE!!!

Woah… this post got dugg and shut down my site! If I’d known so many people would see it, I wouldn’t have used such a sensational title…

9:45 PM PDT: Video showing light damage in San Jose.

9:16 PM PDT: The USGS says that there is a 30% chance of STRONG aftershocks over the next 7 days: link to USGS aftershock forecast

9:08 PM PDT: CBS 5 Reports damage in South Bay, including Stanford, Cupertino, Gilroy, San Jose and Dublin.

There was just an earthquake here in San Francisco.

Details from the US Geographic Survey http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nc40204628.html:

A moderate earthquake occurred at 8:04:54 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.
The magnitude 5.6 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NNE of Alum Rock, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).

Magnitude 5.6 - regional moment magnitude (Mw)
Time Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 8:04:54 PM (PDT)
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 3:04:54 (UTC)
Distance from Alum Rock, CA - 8 km (5 miles) NNE (31 degrees)
Milpitas, CA - 11 km (7 miles) E (91 degrees)
San Jose City Hall, CA - 15 km (9 miles) NE (45 degrees)
Sunol-Midtown, CA - 17 km (10 miles) NE (45 degrees)
Coordinates 37 deg. 25.9 min. N (37.432N), 121 deg. 46.5 min. W (121.776W)
Depth 9.2 km (5.7 miles)
Location Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst=250, Nph=250, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.07 sec, Erho=0.1 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=32.4 degrees
Event ID# nc40204628