We are now official Bay Area residents. We have felt our first earthquake and its after shock.
The first one was a 4.2 that struck at 2:31 p.m. October 20. The epicenter was less 1 mile from our apartment. Sheryl and Bella were at home and I thought it was someone jumping on our metal tile roof. I went outside to see what was happening and realized other people were also going outside. It was then I learned it was an earthquake. I felt a little shaky for awhile. Phil was in class and it sounded like a sonic boom. And even long time Bay Area residents thought that it was unusual because it was so short and noisy,
The second one, the after shock, was a 3.9 that struck at 8:16 p.m. We were climbing a hill on a trail (in the dark) behind the Greek Theater at CAL. I remember stumbling a bit, but thought I was just off balance because of the steep trail that I couldn't see very well.
Coincidentally, these two earthquakes happened on a the same day as the 2011 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill that 8.6 million were involved with.
Why were we climbing a trail in the dark? Because we were on our way to "Tightwad Hill" because Paul Simon was playing a concert at the outdoor Greek theater at CAL and this is where the locals go to hear the concerts for free. Plus the view from there is outstanding. It was great! We didn't stay for the whole thing but heard music walking back and then also could hear some of the music and cheering from our living rom!
The first one was a 4.2 that struck at 2:31 p.m. October 20. The epicenter was less 1 mile from our apartment. Sheryl and Bella were at home and I thought it was someone jumping on our metal tile roof. I went outside to see what was happening and realized other people were also going outside. It was then I learned it was an earthquake. I felt a little shaky for awhile. Phil was in class and it sounded like a sonic boom. And even long time Bay Area residents thought that it was unusual because it was so short and noisy,
The second one, the after shock, was a 3.9 that struck at 8:16 p.m. We were climbing a hill on a trail (in the dark) behind the Greek Theater at CAL. I remember stumbling a bit, but thought I was just off balance because of the steep trail that I couldn't see very well.
Coincidentally, these two earthquakes happened on a the same day as the 2011 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill that 8.6 million were involved with.
Why were we climbing a trail in the dark? Because we were on our way to "Tightwad Hill" because Paul Simon was playing a concert at the outdoor Greek theater at CAL and this is where the locals go to hear the concerts for free. Plus the view from there is outstanding. It was great! We didn't stay for the whole thing but heard music walking back and then also could hear some of the music and cheering from our living rom!
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