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ProudMNDemocrat

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17. I grew up in San Jose....earthquakes were common occurrences.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 09:09 AM

Monday

When growing up, I would feel them. It was as if someone took a huge rolling pin and ran it under the house.

The San Andreas Fault is near the city off Hollister.

It was the earthquake of October of 1989 during the World Series that shook up a huge section of California. My father had just finished up a job in Hayward, gotten off the Bay Bridge, San Francisco to 280, when the earthquake hit. It took his calm and strength to keep in control of the steering wheel of his truck.

I turned on the TV when I got home from work from the costume shop in Rochester to CNN. There were fires in the area of the Marina. The epicenter of that strong earthquake was in the Santa Cruz Mountains to the South and West of San Jose. I was able to call my mother and ask her what condition things were in San Jose. She said there were some new structural cracks and everything on shelves were now on the floor.

Stay safe California DUers.

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Holy shit that was some earthquake [View all] RandySF Monday OP

Glad you are okay. Brace yourself for the aftershocks. livetohike Monday #1

Yup - woke me right the hell up and got me out of bed! 5 to 6 seconds of heavy shaking. No damage, NBachers Monday #2

I thought it was about to "the one". RandySF Monday #3

What neighborhood are you in? My friend on 12th and Folsom said it was strong. diane in sf Monday #7

Nob Hill/Union Square area. RandySF Monday #9

Yeah, it was a real heart-beater. NBachers Monday #18

Got a really solid rattle down here by the airport. Grokenstein Monday #4

Glad to hear you're okay. democrank Monday #5

Rattlely and crunchy up here in Vallejo. Scary, but not too dramatic. House and contents are fine. People diane in sf Monday #6

Glad you're okay! HeartsCanHope Monday #8

Yikes! surfered Monday #10

I didn't feel a thing down here in San Luis Obispo. n/t Jacson6 Monday #11

Fuck, not the television. 3Hotdogs Monday #12

Nicely done. You made me smile. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Monday #13

The Old Baby-Raper controls the tectonic plates RVN VET71 Monday #14

I experienced Loma Prieta earthquake in 89 Bernardo de La Paz Monday #15

I left Silicon Valley in July 1989 just before Loma Prieta Zorro Monday #20

Glad you are safe. Duncanpup Monday #16

I grew up in San Jose....earthquakes were common occurrences. ProudMNDemocrat Monday #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Monday #19

I live in the north bay woke up to the sensation of a mildly decernable tremor. I had actually forgotten about it! msfiddlestix Monday #21

Being Reported As A 4.3 ProfessorGAC Monday #22

We live pretty close to the epicenter. RandySF Monday #23

Be safe over there! Quite rare in NYC... electric_blue68 Monday #24

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