Earthquake!!

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: herkulease

Originally posted by: chuckywang
The Utah @ Golden State game is going on like normal....

with it being so loud in there they probably wouldn't even notice it.

Unless the epicenter was a lot closer to them. The vendors though would feel it before the fans and players would notice.

Oakland is about 35 miles from Milpitas..they likely felt it too but yeah being in the arena it's probably hard to detect.

 

[thegimp03]

I'm in Mountain View. It was a pretty good sized roller. I was just sitting here at the computer and all of a sudden it felt like my chair was rolling up and down. Was weird.

 

[bondboy]

Now on CNN

There were also 3 aftershocks, but I didn't feel those.

 

[Merlyn3D]

Originally posted by: Imported
I have full signal but can't call out on AT&T.

Heh...maybe you should invest in a 3G/UMTS phone.....my iPhone didn't work at all....swapped sims into the Treo 750 and I can make outgoing calls again but only on the 3G network. GSM is swamped.

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: Imported
I have full signal but can't call out on AT&T.

Heh...maybe you should invest in a 3G/UMTS phone.....my iPhone didn't work at all....swapped sims into the Treo 750 and I can make outgoing calls again but only on the 3G network. GSM is swamped.

Heh, yeah my iPhone wasn't making any calls either. POS iPhone

 

[Xylitol]

I woke up

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: zoiks
dmcowen was right. We are all doomed.

ROFL! I thought similar things when it first happened...

I'm in Modesto, and was on the 2nd floor of the college Architecture building, which is a commercial/industrial type of building, built of structural steel with concrete over steel floors.
I was sitting in a drafting chair and the initial jolt moved my chair several inches...
Campus security cancelled all classes and closed the campus until tomorrow...<insert frustration smilie> robbed me of over an hour of drawing time...the bastages...

 

[Onund]

Originally posted by: binister
Every time there is an earthquake I jump on usgs.gov and can never find the damn recent earthquake link.

I can't find anything on that site. Once I find the 'did you feel it' link I can't get back to the general map.

After reading comments and reports I think I was the only person who ran to a TV to keep it from falling over. Just bought a new 52" samsung and I can barely sleep at night for this very reason.

 

[Rogodin2]

ROFL! I thought similar things when it first happened...

I'm in Modesto, and was on the 2nd floor of the college Architecture building, which is a commercial/industrial type of building, built of structural steel with concrete over steel floors.
I was sitting in a drafting chair and the initial jolt moved my chair several inches...
Campus security cancelled all classes and closed the campus until tomorrow...<insert frustration smilie> robbed me of over an hour of drawing time...the bastages...

You need to move North BoomerD

Rogo

 

[BoomerD]

No thanks Rogo...BTDT...youse get earthquakes along the Cascades plus youse get snow and ice...no farkin thanks...

 

[Sukhoi]

I was out at dinner in Los Gatos and it wasn't too bad. Heck I kept eating through it while people went running out the door. :laugh:

My roommates up here in San Jose said it was a lot stronger and they were freaking out a bit. No damage luckily.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: Imported
I have full signal but can't call out on AT&T.

Heh...maybe you should invest in a 3G/UMTS phone.....my iPhone didn't work at all....swapped sims into the Treo 750 and I can make outgoing calls again but only on the 3G network. GSM is swamped.

AT&T Edge was working for me. I got to check my gmail =). That's how I got the email from my mom. She freaked out and she hid under the table.

I was in one of the most unsafe buildings ever in campus. I did manage 2 separate rings to go through but each time the calls dropped, so I had to redial. I finally got a call from my mom ~ 8:30 and it was from her cell (AT&T just like me).

 

[tcsenter]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
I'm in Modesto, and was on the 2nd floor of the college Architecture building, which is a commercial/industrial type of building, built of structural steel with concrete over steel floors.

We even felt it 35 ~ 40 minutes South of you (along 99). My mother is the one who identified it as an earthquake, I thought it was just a semi truck driving by the house or something. I was standing in the kitchen watching TV, while she was sitting in the recliner. She felt her chair jiggling back and forth.

She said, 'there's an earthquake', kind of excitedly. I replied, 'Is that what it was? I thought it was a big truck driving by.' lol!

Then I saw the pull-chains on the ceiling fan swinging back and forth about 1/4 inch from center (the fan was off).

 

[ucdbiendog]

felt it across the bay in menlo park. strongest qquake i've felt. the big part lasted maybe 15 seconds here...

 

[senseamp]

I was driving, didn't feel it
Oh well, will just have to wait for the next one.

 

[Bullhonkie]

That was pretty fun. Best one I can remember feeling since the 89 Loma Prieta quake.

 

[Merlyn3D]

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: Imported
I have full signal but can't call out on AT&T.

Heh...maybe you should invest in a 3G/UMTS phone.....my iPhone didn't work at all....swapped sims into the Treo 750 and I can make outgoing calls again but only on the 3G network. GSM is swamped.

Heh, yeah my iPhone wasn't making any calls either. POS iPhone

Heh...to apple's credit though, I routinely use the iPhone more over the Treo 750 despite the 750's 3G b/c Safari and the email client just kick so much more @ss.

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: Imported
I have full signal but can't call out on AT&T.

Heh...maybe you should invest in a 3G/UMTS phone.....my iPhone didn't work at all....swapped sims into the Treo 750 and I can make outgoing calls again but only on the 3G network. GSM is swamped.

AT&T Edge was working for me. I got to
check my gmail =). That's how I got the email from my mom. She freaked out and she hid under the table.

I was in one of the most unsafe buildings ever in campus. I did manage 2 separate rings to go through but each time the calls dropped, so I had to redial. I finally got a call from my mom ~ 8:30 and it was from her cell (AT&T just like me).

Yeah, but my iPhone wouldn't even connect. I'd just get call failed after call failed. Same thing on the Treo until I enabled 3G/UMTS. UMTS has far far more capacity it seems, plus not as many are using it right now.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
The Utah @ Golden State game is going on like normal....

From the AP article:

Oracle Arena swayed for 10 seconds during a 5.6 earthquake centered in nearby San Jose, but most fans didn't seem to notice

 

[shopbruin]

boo i haven't been able to get through to my parent's house - they are about 5 miles away from the epicenter... or so.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: Imported
I have full signal but can't call out on AT&T.

Heh...maybe you should invest in a 3G/UMTS phone.....my iPhone didn't work at all....swapped sims into the Treo 750 and I can make outgoing calls again but only on the 3G network. GSM is swamped.

Heh, yeah my iPhone wasn't making any calls either. POS iPhone

Heh...to apple's credit though, I routinely use the iPhone more over the Treo 750 despite the 750's 3G b/c Safari and the email client just kick so much more @ss.

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: Imported
I have full signal but can't call out on AT&T.

Heh...maybe you should invest in a 3G/UMTS phone.....my iPhone didn't work at all....swapped sims into the Treo 750 and I can make outgoing calls again but only on the 3G network. GSM is swamped.

AT&T Edge was working for me. I got to
check my gmail =). That's how I got the email from my mom. She freaked out and she hid under the table.

I was in one of the most unsafe buildings ever in campus. I did manage 2 separate rings to go through but each time the calls dropped, so I had to redial. I finally got a call from my mom ~ 8:30 and it was from her cell (AT&T just like me).

Yeah, but my iPhone wouldn't even connect. I'd just get call failed after call failed. Same thing on the Treo until I enabled 3G/UMTS. UMTS has far far more capacity it seems, plus not as many are using it right now.

Hmm I meant using EDGE for data connection. How do you make a clal using 3G anyways? I'm thinking of getting a 3G phone soon (SE K850i)

 

[Merlyn3D]

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: Imported
I have full signal but can't call out on AT&T.

Heh...maybe you should invest in a 3G/UMTS phone.....my iPhone didn't work at all....swapped sims into the Treo 750 and I can make outgoing calls again but only on the 3G network. GSM is swamped.

Heh, yeah my iPhone wasn't making any calls either. POS iPhone

Heh...to apple's credit though, I routinely use the iPhone more over the Treo 750 despite the 750's 3G b/c Safari and the email client just kick so much more @ss.

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: Imported
I have full signal but can't call out on AT&T.

Heh...maybe you should invest in a 3G/UMTS phone.....my iPhone didn't work at all....swapped sims into the Treo 750 and I can make outgoing calls again but only on the 3G network. GSM is swamped.

AT&T Edge was working for me. I got to
check my gmail =). That's how I got the email from my mom. She freaked out and she hid under the table.

I was in one of the most unsafe buildings ever in campus. I did manage 2 separate rings to go through but each time the calls dropped, so I had to redial. I finally got a call from my mom ~ 8:30 and it was from her cell (AT&T just like me).

Yeah, but my iPhone wouldn't even connect. I'd just get call failed after call failed. Same thing on the Treo until I enabled 3G/UMTS. UMTS has far far more capacity it seems, plus not as many are using it right now.

Hmm I meant using EDGE for data connection. How do you make a clal using 3G anyways? I'm thinking of getting a 3G phone soon (SE K850i)

Heh...I couldn't even send an SMS over EDGE/GSM. If you have a 3G phone that supports ATT's 3G bands (850/1900MHz) then it'll usually prioritize 3G over GSM, so if it finds a 3G tower, it'll use that and fallback on GSM only if it needs to. And yes, if you're in a call, it'll hand off from 3G to GSM without a hitch.

 

[deejayshakur]

based on family accounts: felt in fremont and SF. no in cupertino and berkeley (apparently they were walking).

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: Bullhonkie
That was pretty fun. Best one I can remember feeling since the 89 Loma Prieta quake.

They said on the news tonight that it was the biggest one in the bay since Loma Prieta...

Could have some bearing on your perception...

 

[nageov3t]

one of my guildmates was caught in it tonight... he kept right on healing through the earthquake. lol.

 

[bondboy]

From the Mercury News

And the Hayward Fault, which most seismologists suspect of being the site of the Bay Area's next 'Big One,' is primed and ready.

Two weeks ago, earthquake experts gathered in a Hayward museum and pointed out that the Hayward Fault has a major earthquake every 140 years.

This October marks year 139.

:Q