Yes. That was a jolt, I stood up quickly, walked to the office door, and waited.
Earthquake Center: A light earthquake occurred at 10:09:35 AM (PST) on Thursday, January 7, 2010.
The magnitude 4.1 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) ENE (58 degrees) of Milpitas, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 11 km ( 7 miles).
An office neighbor exchanged a glance with me. Yep, we understood what’s going on and were both waiting. About 10 seconds passed and we went back to our seats without a word. Loma Prieta was October of 1989 and the memory was fresh as yesterday. That day, I fought four hours of impossible traffic to get home. My very pregnant wife, her mother, and a young daughter, were sitting in the front yard, with candle lights, chatting and waiting for me. I was so happy to see them and joined their snack party immediately. There were some broken dishes. Electricity came back late that night. TV tumbled but still worked.
Life in California.
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