5.6 Earthquake

We just had a 5.6 magnitude earthquake centered near San Jose. It felt like a slow rolling quake that made everything in the house sway back and forth. I have felt a few earthquakes since moving to California but this was by far the largest one yet. The scariest part was how long it seemed to last (probably about 15 seconds). That may not sound like much but when the earth and your whole house is shaking, it's an eternity. The good news is that there was no damage and nobody was hurt that I know of up here in San Francisco.

Time to finish filling the disaster preparedness kit.

Here's a picture from the USGS: