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Sunday, November 23, 2008

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By DAN ROSS
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5:10 p.m.A small earthquake just rattled the Napa County area.

The quake, a magnitude 2.8, is reported to be centered 7 miles northeast of American Canyon and 6 miles west of Fairfield, according to the US Geological Survey.

Small earthquakes of this magnitude rarely cause much more than a few rattled nerves.

Where were you when you felt the quake? Add your thoughts below

33 comment(s)

Napa wrote on Nov 23, 2008 5:15 PM:

" Laying on my sofa. My house kreeked and popped. Praying it wasn't the big one. "Oh Elizabeth.....It's the big one
I'm commin to join you honey.....with a piece of plaster in my hands.OHHHH!!

Fred Sandford "

napapeace wrote on Nov 23, 2008 5:41 PM:

" It was a quick jolt and I was getting ready to jump under the desk if it built into anything serious. My heart rate went up because I've been in larger quakes before and they can be scary. I just wish we'd get the "big one" over with so we wouldn't keep thinking it was coming every time! :) "

SouthNapa wrote on Nov 23, 2008 5:51 PM:

" 2.8? Didn't feel it. I have flatluence that shakes the earth more than a 2.8 "earthquake". "

Jenn wrote on Nov 23, 2008 5:51 PM:

" Reading a book on my couch. Boyfriend thought a large truck drive by, so I had to get on here and show him it was an actual earthquake, lol. "

AThought wrote on Nov 23, 2008 5:54 PM:

" It wasn't a very exciting earthquake... which may be a good thing. :) I was sitting at my desk and my arms started moving back and forth with it slightly and the house made some noises.
Oh the excitement of Napa! "

krusty wrote on Nov 23, 2008 6:05 PM:

" The man upstairs must be upset about the Copia closure. "

sanddog wrote on Nov 23, 2008 6:26 PM:

" was on the phone and the wifey upstairs and I thought it was her and she thought it was me ?? felt like somebody hit the house..no roll just a Good Jolt !! I'm in N.Fairfield. "

gogojr1 wrote on Nov 23, 2008 6:28 PM:

" i was in my room playing call of duty 4 online and i felt my chair jolt really quick and my computer desk shook "

MarkMiwords wrote on Nov 23, 2008 6:55 PM:

" Didn't feel anything in St. Helena. "

steph wrote on Nov 23, 2008 7:05 PM:

" That explains the dog.
But I didn't feel a thing.

Dang it. "

NAPACHICA wrote on Nov 23, 2008 7:20 PM:

" Funny, I have to agree with Jenn. I was sitting on my couch reading and I felt the shake and said to my husband: Did you feel that? That was an earthquake! I called my brother to tell him and he said I was crazy. Nice to know that the NVR proved me right. "

mafi wrote on Nov 23, 2008 8:26 PM:

" ah yes, my dog was being really weird and the neighbors dog wouldn't stop barking.. "

88fan wrote on Nov 23, 2008 8:34 PM:

" Didn't feel it. "

mamyt wrote on Nov 23, 2008 9:50 PM:

" South Napa: Thank you for the Laugh!! "

JMB wrote on Nov 23, 2008 10:36 PM:

" I was sitting on the couch and my husband was at the dining room table. He's been through a lot of quakes and usually has to tell me. Nope, we both missed this one. But then again we're near the downtown Napa area. "

MGMasters wrote on Nov 24, 2008 12:50 AM:

" I was sitting at my desk, and it creeked slightly, and some books shifted.

I didn't realize it was a quake though. lol. "

hospitality24 wrote on Nov 24, 2008 2:18 AM:

" People get over it... it was a baby!!!!!!!! "

sammy wrote on Nov 24, 2008 6:38 AM:

" In American Canyon here, my son upstairs felt it, we didn't......then my eldest son came out of the bathroom,....... and well you know where the story went from there. :)

They did ask me to check online to see if their was a quake and sure enough we found it. "

Sandra wrote on Nov 24, 2008 8:24 AM:

" I did not feel the earthquake....but maybe it explains the strange dream I had last night. I was shaving my dog, (who already has short hair, so that's a whole other story), and while I was doing it, there was a small earthquake. The dog had a bald spot.
I woke up this morning wondering what that was all about, open the page and see there was an earthquake yesterday. "

11valleygirl wrote on Nov 24, 2008 9:24 AM:

" In Vallejo, sitting on my sofa, it was such a quick jolt, that I didn't even associate it with an earthquake! no rocking, no rolling, what a rip-off! "

marcimarci28 wrote on Nov 24, 2008 9:24 AM:

" I have been telling everyone "The big one is coming I just know it"! But I did not feel a thing! "Figures". "

enapa wrote on Nov 24, 2008 9:30 AM:

" Why can't we ever have something exciting happen? We need "the big one". Heck it would help house prices if a bunch of them fell down. "

Napa_Citizen wrote on Nov 24, 2008 10:27 AM:

" I was IN Green Valley @ Costco @ 5ish pm..... and I felt nothing. ODD indeed "

Grits wrote on Nov 24, 2008 1:08 PM:

" Earthquake? Oh.... "

yvonne wrote on Nov 24, 2008 1:09 PM:

" It was a large quick jolt at my house in American Canyon. Often after an earthquake things like the pulls on the ceiling fan will sway, but in this case the jolt was it, no swaying.
My mom in in So. Napa, and she called me right afterward because she felt it also. "

napaao wrote on Nov 24, 2008 2:07 PM:

" having early thanksgiving dinner with family! yes a few people did feel it though! "

UncleStuy wrote on Nov 24, 2008 4:56 PM:

" Dam, I hope my wife does'nt find out. She said she felt the earth shake while we were making whoopi!! "

tiredofcomplainingnapkins wrote on Nov 24, 2008 7:56 PM:

" To southnapa,
I have farts that big too, maybe we could have a fart off, LOL "

grape wrote on Nov 24, 2008 8:29 PM:

" I was at my computer and felt it...was a short shake, thank goodness. "

BLACKPONY wrote on Nov 24, 2008 10:00 PM:

" I think i was smokin a blunt at that time... "

muchomangomama wrote on Nov 25, 2008 12:17 PM:

" TO SOUTHNAPA AND TIREDOFCOMPLAININGNAPKINS,'

YOU GUYS MADE MY DAY!!!LOL!! "

areyoubitter wrote on Nov 28, 2008 4:42 PM:

" Very quick jolt and not huge enough to tip over my h20 glass..but the water moving made me realize it was one. "

jonb3333 wrote on Dec 2, 2008 5:10 PM:

" Earthquake!!! California is slipping into the Pacific! Good riddens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "

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