View from San Leandro a few miles south of Oakland. The Bay and S.F. are on the horizon.

I took a drive Fri. after work to see what the hills east of the Bay were all about. A small earthquake Fri. morning occurred in these hills except a litte more north. San Leandro seems pricey and many many homes have quite elaborate topiaries. The Bay is surrounded by hills. From them you see much of the Bay and its cities!

The 4.2-magnitude shake happened along the north-south Hayward fault at a pretty shallow depth, 3.6 miles deep compared to the more common 6 miles deep. Because of the small depth, it supposedly felt stronger.

The earthquake did not cause much damage. The worst was broken wine bottles. I mean who stacked boxes of wine in the middle of the store in an earthquake zone?? Besides the wine store, the morning news crews spent much of the time covering a cracked donut-shop window.

According to the news, they had to go to reserve power in Central. Whatever that means!!! According to standard procedure, the BART (bay area rapid transit) trains went to half-speed for a half hour to check for damage. Other than that, business as usual in the Bay Area!!

The Earthquake was 4:42AM. It woke me and most of Oakland up(I was annoyed more than freaked out!). It was a sharp jitter for maybe 15 seconds that is hard to describe. The earthquake wasn't felt much outside Oakland and nearby. Does that mean they everyone else has to go to school?? The news radio aired call-ins, and callers were saying it felt more violent than a 4.2, and another guy said he felt a before-shock (as apposed to aftershock).

After a normal day at the Oakland office, caught the red-eye home to Boston.

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My previous post dated Friday was actually all about Thursday (posted late west coast time!!!)
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