6 responses to “Earthquake reminder from BNN”

1. Joe

   October 25, 2022

   I missed today’s 5.1 at 11:42 am and the 3.1 aftershock by about a half hour (did not feel it in the car). It’s the reminder we all need–water, food, batteries, etc etc.

2. hollyroller@gmail.com

   October 26, 2022

   Is it “Fortunate or “Unfortunate” that a little earthquake comes to remind us how unprepared “Our Fair City” is?
   In particular, “long/short term survival.”

3. Joe

   December 20, 2022

   Hearing multiple news reports of the 6.4 near Ferndale/Eureka that hit at about 2:40 am and caused a lot of damage brings yet another reminder. It’s a rural area with not much emergency infrastructure. 60 911 calls in the first 90 minutes overwhelmed the services. Long lines for gas and bottled water. And an expectation of 48 hours without power.
   You know what to do from here. Check the quake kit. Refresh the water and batteries. Are the meds up to date in the kit?

4. Joe

   October 3, 2023

   FYI
   Nationwide emergency alert test set for Wednesday morning. Here’s when you’ll get it on your phone
   If you are anywhere near or within earshot of a cellphone, a radio or TV on Wednesday morning, you will hear the jarring sound of an emergency alert.
   The nationwide emergency alert test is expected to come at 11:20 a.m. in California, Vacaville Fire Department officials said in a social media post.
   If your mobile phone is on and within range of an active cell tower from a participating wireless provider, you should receive the national test.
   Wireless providers will transmit the national test for 30 minutes, but your phone should only receive it once.

5. Joe

   October 28, 2023

   I was having dinner in Millbrae last night. Everyone at the table knew exactly what it was immediately–one big punch:
   An earthquake centered near San Francisco International Airport Friday evening initially registered as a magnitude 3.9, but it was soon downgraded to 3.7. There were no immediate reports of damage and flights were not affected.
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   The USGS site put it at 4.0 and 9 km deep right when it happened, but lowered the force and the depth as time went by. What’s in your kit these days?
   BNN is doing a Zello and ham radio drill today. You would do well to have Zello on your phone.

6. Joe

   October 16, 2025

   Today was supposedly the Great Shakeout drill at 10:16am, but I didn’t get anything on the MyShakes app–either for this morning’s quake or the drill.

   BERKELEY — A 3.1 magnitude earthquake centered in Berkeley jolted the area Thursday morning, officials said.

   The quake, which could be felt in surrounding cities, hit about 9:23 a.m. and occurred about a mile east of Berkeley, just over five miles below the surface, officials said.

   It was the first significant shaker since a series of quakes registering between 4.3 and 1.0 in magnitude were felt in the same area during the week of Sept. 22. The temblor came less than an hour before Thursday morning’s scheduled earthquake drill, the Great California Shakeout.