Earthquake!

[kayla_allen]

At about 6:30 PM this evening (01:29:11 UTC according to https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000sptw/executive), we had a 5.7 earthquake centered near Silver Springs and roughly 25 km southeast of my house. I definitely felt it. The whole house shook for maybe 5-10 seconds. I did not take cover. By the time I stood up to consider it, the shaking stopped.

I went out to check on Lisa in her trailer. She had been getting ready for bed. She said, "What the hell was that?" as it felt like it does out there when we get a very high wind effect. The fact that the trailer sits on shock absorbers may have amplified the effect.

No harm done. Nothing fell off shelves. Nothing broke or fell over.

I've been near some ~6.0 quakes in the past, but I'm not sure I've been this close to one of this size before.

Comments

[arlesstra]

That's a decent size all right. Glad you both had no ill effects. I see there's been a slew of smaller ones in that area. Hope it'll quiet down.

[belak]

that'll make you sit up and take notice!

Looks like ~25 3.0-4.0 ish aftershocks too.

I am happy no damage was done other than nerves!

We did not feel it on this side of the mountain, but I did hear one friend felt it in Citrus Heights.

I was telling one friend about how you bought your house because of the nearby train tracks and how most quakes you don't notice. This one was big enough to notice!

Hope it calms down and you get some sleep tonight

[calimac]

It was felt in the Bay Area, the newspaper says, though not by me.

Biggest quake I've felt was Loma Prieta. I was at work in Monterey at the time.