The largest earthquake since the 1989 Loma Prieta quake occurred 9 miles north of downtown San Jose last night. I was in class at the time. We felt a rumbling that felt like a thunderclap coupled with some shaking of the building for about 10 seconds and then it all subsided. Afterward, everyone left class to rush out and check the internet on their laptops for news!
Anyways, no one was hurt and there seems to be no property damage also. Luckily the epicenter was in an unpopulated area. The greatest danger now seems to be how it might have effected other nearby volatile faults. Like my dad said last night, you are taking your chances whether you live with hurricanes in Mississippi, fires in Southern California, tornadoes in Kansas, or blizzards in the north. All you can do is prepare for the worst and be thankful, that for now, all is well.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/31/MNCAT3RA1.DTL
