A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 5 miles outside of Alum Rock, CA. on Tuesday night, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The earthquake was felt across the San Francisco Bay Area. There were no immediate reports of major damage but the San Jose Mercury News Web site reported phone service failed in a part of Palo Alto, home to Hewlett-Packard computer company and Stanford University.
It said the quake caused minor damage and residents poured out of apartments in downtown San Jose to survey the damage.
The quake occurred at just before 8:05 p.m. (0305 GMT on Wednesday) and at a depth of 5.7 miles (9.2 km).
Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Hits South Bay Area In Ca
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Re: Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Hits South Bay Area In Ca
Good to hear there is no major damage. Those things scare the shit out of me.
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Re: Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Hits South Bay Area In Ca
Did you feel it at all in the San Jose area Mike?

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yeah, i felt it. I was shopping at Mervyns when it happened.
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Ha ha. yeah if he was in the lingerie dept, I am shocked he even noticed the quake!

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It was freaky when it happened, nobody panicked though. After a few minutes, everyone went back to what they were doing. The only down side is that cell phone services were not working for about an hour. Took me almost 30 min to get through to anyone.
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I thought I read somewhere that even though 5.6 sounds like a high number for an earthquake it really isn't all that big to people who are used to them.
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Re: Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Hits South Bay Area In Ca
A minor earthquake occurred at 3:54:24 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, October 31, 2007.
The magnitude 3.7 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NNE of Alum Rock, CA.
The magnitude 3.7 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NNE of Alum Rock, CA.
