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Magnitude-5.6 earthquake shakes San Francisco Bay area, felt in Napa
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SAN JOSE — A magnitude-5.6 earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area Tuesday night.
The moderate temblor struck shortly after 8 p.m., about 9 miles northeast of San Jose, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Residents reported feeling the quake, which lasted about a minute, as far east as Sacramento and as far north as Sonoma.
The moderate temblor struck shortly after 8 p.m., about 9 miles northeast of San Jose, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Residents reported feeling the quake, which lasted about a minute, as far east as Sacramento and as far north as Sonoma.
The California Highway Patrol has received no reports of damage or injury, spokesman Tom Marshall said.
Calls to area fire and police officials were not immediately returned.
Calls to area fire and police officials were not immediately returned.
The epicenter of the quake was in the Diablo Range foothills east of San Jose — not far from the home of San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed.
Pictures fell off the walls of Reed’s house, but the mayor said there was no major damage there.
Pictures fell off the walls of Reed’s house, but the mayor said there was no major damage there.
“It was a pretty strong ride here, a lot of shaking but nothing broken,” Reed told The Associated Press in a phone interview from his home. “I’ve talked to a few people and we have no reports of injuries or damage. There was a lot of shaking, but it wasn’t the big one.”
Rod Foo, a resident of south San Jose, about 10 miles from the epicenter, said everything in his house shook for several seconds, but the electricity never went out and his telephone was still working.
“I could hear it coming up the street before it hit the house,” said Foo, a former reporter with the San Jose Mercury News. “I thought it was the kids messing around at first, then I felt the house shaking and I knew it was an earthquake. ... It was rattling for a long time and really loud.”
The USGS reported at least seven aftershocks, all measuring less than magnitude 2.0.
Allison Guimard, 25, a technology executive who lives in Mountain View, about 18 miles west of the epicenter, said her china started shaking and she grabbed a dog. It was the first significant earthquake for she and her husband, Pierre, who moved here from New York six months ago.
“It felt like the apartment was rolling — shaking and rolling,” said Pierre Guimard, 25, a home entertainment installer. “Almost like a boat on the water.”
Did you feel it?
Rod Foo, a resident of south San Jose, about 10 miles from the epicenter, said everything in his house shook for several seconds, but the electricity never went out and his telephone was still working.
“I could hear it coming up the street before it hit the house,” said Foo, a former reporter with the San Jose Mercury News. “I thought it was the kids messing around at first, then I felt the house shaking and I knew it was an earthquake. ... It was rattling for a long time and really loud.”
The USGS reported at least seven aftershocks, all measuring less than magnitude 2.0.
Allison Guimard, 25, a technology executive who lives in Mountain View, about 18 miles west of the epicenter, said her china started shaking and she grabbed a dog. It was the first significant earthquake for she and her husband, Pierre, who moved here from New York six months ago.
“It felt like the apartment was rolling — shaking and rolling,” said Pierre Guimard, 25, a home entertainment installer. “Almost like a boat on the water.”
Did you feel it?
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