[UPDATE 10:06 p.m.] Quake!!! Holy Moly, That Was a Good One!
A large quake just rolled Humboldt County at 8:53 p.m. We’re getting various reports but the latest from Earthquake Track states that it was a 5.5 quake centered near Petrolia.
A tsunami is not expected, according to the NWS Tsunami Alert system.
UPDATE 9:19 p.m.: The USGS is now saying 5.6 quake. A 3.3 shook almost the same spot at 8:27 p.m.–just under a half hour earlier.
UPDATE 9:23 p.m.: The USGS has this map which shows the position better.
UPDATE 9:40 p.m.: Shop Smart in Redway is closed while employees clean up the damage, according to Susi who answered the phone.
UPDATE 9:42 p.m.: Rays Food Place in Garberville is allowing customers in one at a time, said employee Jacqui Harmon. “Just be patient be with us,” she said. “We’ve got a lot of broken glass. It looks like maybe $300 worth of damage.”
UPDATE 9:51 p.m.:Damage ranged from relatively small in Ferndale to some serious liquor spillage in Redway.
Broken porcelain in Ferndale after earthquake. [Photo by Vonny Nicole Roberts]
Damage at Shop Smart in Redway. [Photos provided by a witness]
UPDATE 9:54 p.m.: Redway’s Shop Smart is back open!
UPDATE 10:06 p.m.: The Redwood Coast Tsunami group has a photo of a seismograph recording tonight’s 5.6 quake.
UPDATE Saturday: Honeydew Store got hit hard by the quake.
The Honeydew Store after the earthquake. [Photo by Dan Miyake]
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It was shaking and rolling here
where are you at?
Not a huge quake but it landed a good punch in Eureka.
Felt it pretty hard in Whitethorn.
We felt it 22miles from Redway out towards the Cove!!!
We were outside & the sidewalk rolled. Trees shook & all the birds were going crazy.
The crystals swayed for up to 15 minutes after the quake stopped
G-ville shakin stop drop an roll one.
It seemed to last for long time. My old chandeliers were swinging back and forth. Thank goodness I anchored down my t.v. Pretty sure that it would have toppled.
Not a good time to be on a ladder🤯
10-15 seconds of shaking with a hard jolt in the middle up here on Tompkins Hill Rd. Fortuna…
I was standing on one leg naked in the kitchen with my toe on the counter applying a band aid! That was Somethin! Lol I didnt know what the heck was goin down!
Thanks bushy that is seared in my memory forever pretty funny .
Any other details the crew and I up on a lonely hill are intrigued 😉
No not in the kitchen, lol!
Felt it in mckinlyville
I hear the supermarkets got some of their shelves dumped Redway maybe Garberville to felt like a double Bumper To Me I wonder if the land moved up a couple inches
Surprised how hard it shook in Piercy….hardest one I’ve ever felt in my 67 years. Had to grab the tv to keep it from falling over…. time to secure it to the wall.
Maybe just as important there was a cluster of 5+’s and 4+’s on the ocean side of the Cascadia plates north of here about 8 hours before these quakes. Offshore Oregon.
map https://pnsn.org/earthquakes/recent
more info; http://ds.iris.edu/seismon/eventlist/index.phtml?region=N_Pacific&lon=-124.3&lat=40.28 Offshore Oregon.
The one here was actually 2 quakes almost at the same time, a 5.4 and then a 5.6 http://scedc.caltech.edu/recent/Maps/124-40.html I grabbed the dog and ran outside- thought it was going to get bigger. Felt like a 3.5+ in downtown Redway.
It felt like a two-part quake to me. I, too, wonder if there is a connection with the cluster of good size quakes off the Oregon coast.
Likely it is. If you follow the work of Mr. Goldfinger from Oregon State University geologists have been watching an unusual swath of activity on the Cascadian Subduction Zone called Slow Quakes lately. We do usually have them, but they are normally every 12-16 months apart. This time they stopped as usual, than restarted again. He said they haven’t seen them come this often yet. Just thought it interesting these clusters of quakes would show up now
After 30 years out here I’ve gotten so I notice the directional swaying. North-west – South-east, for this one. I felt two separate pushes when it started shaking. The first one was enough to think it was an earthquake – the second came through with a bit more energy and motivated me to get up to be where I could catch the computer if it toppled.
Didn’t. More a rolling that a jolt. Never even noticed the smaller one a half hour before.
Poured concrete floors. Might be cold in the winter, but they are incredibly stable compared to the pole structure we built in Briceland.
Interesting that USGS UPGRADED it. Not their usual process…
This one was mellow compared to what we experienced in the early nineties. In 24hrs we had a 6.5. 6.7, and 6.1. People lost theirs decks, outer buildings it was just crazy. We got a lot of national coverage……….
Yes, remember very clearly.
One of those was a 7.1.
7.1 quake came a decade or two earlier… in the middle of the night. Very sharp shaker.
Toppled the overpass by College of Redwoods. Submerged a couple ‘clam’ islands in the south bay,
and pretty much ended the run of the King Salmon nuclear plant. (Fault ran right by/or under it.)
The April 1992 quakes were 7.2 6.5 and 6.6
The last quake in that series was pretty nasty. The earth was ‘groaning’, horrible grinding noises,
the sky lit up with ‘earthquake lights’ flaring up like blue sheet lightning in time to the shaking.
Lots of ‘vertical’ stuff in that one, it lifted the electrical turbines off their footings in Scotia.
Richter 4… Ho hum.
Richter 5… Mild.
Richter 6… Hmmm… ok, that’s a quake.
Richter 7… WTF, get me the hell out of here.
Richter 8… I don’t want to experience that.
You forgot 9.
And they say the worst Cascadian scenario could be 9.0. And expecting something like this in next 25 years. It is overdue.Devastating
Over 300 houses were damaged in the 92 quakes from Petrolia to Rio dell…
I do remember the 92 quakes. Was living in a pole house in Briceland..
First one barely rattled anything – one item tossed from a kitchen shelf.
Second one CLEANED THE KITCHEN – tossed everything from the shelves. We spent the next two hours cleaning up dry pasta, cooking oil, vinegar, broken dishes… Fired up the generator to run the shopvac. Went to bed. barely got back to sleep when that last one hit.
THAT one cleared the bookshelves, toppled the brick and boards… Woke me up from a dream in which people where arriving to help, “Heard you had an earthquake…” and I corrected them, “No, we’re still having one!” And that woke me up.
What I noted was that each of those quakes shook in a different direction. I could tell by which shelves were cleared when it was over. East/West shakes don’t clear shelves that are oriented to the North/South axis. And vice versa.
Felt in Fortuna, no damage😉🤗
I felt a good, sharp jerk and a quick roll here in Miranda area. Strong. Stacks of paperwork fell off the shelves.
As soon as it happened I estimated a 5.3 ‘if it was nearby’. Lived in CA all my life. Gotten pretty good at calling it. 😉
Felt it in Myer’s Flat. It was a rough one my 5th wheel was rocking and a rolling husband had to grab the TV. The dogs were going crazy they didn’t know what to do.
I’m in Willits, I felt it and so did my son, so I can’t say it’s due to me being overly sensitive to quakes. It felt very weird, not the usual obvious sensations you detect when a quake is nearby. It made me think it must have been a decent sized quake but farther away than normal. It did last for a bit, and that’s always a little more nerve wracking than the short, sharp, shock style quakes.
I’m glad no one was hurt.
Rocked Laytonville pretty good, same here on the crystals still swaying 15 minutes after it subsided ,,,,gotta admit that was weird,,,,,,
We’re in Alderpoint. It hit with a big crashing sound as our two story house with an attic swayed. We were in the living room on the ground floor and felt one big jolt. However, nothing knocked over anywhere we can find, and we have books on shelves that fell during the bigger one in the 90’s. Interesting that the shock went south so strongly.
Wow! Didn’t feel a thing in Fortuna, but 1 of my cats climbed straight up the drapes about 45 min ago! Sorry to see so much damage at stores!
I was outside frusterated already thought it was just me till my guy gàve a shout from inside then came a running’ i did however notice all the trees shaking at first i thought the wind. That also ŵould explian my furstaration as to why all the stuff in potting shed had just dumpped. Off shelf onto me. Lol alderpoint rd.
Glad all that happened to you was getting a bit dirty!
Felt a slight movement in Fort Bragg
‘Holly twisted shaker batman!’
Well, shake it up, baby, now
Twist and shout
Come on, come on, come, come on, baby, now
Come on and work it on out…
Well, shake it up, baby, now
Twist and shout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFW2cYc4t-w
Nice rolling jiggly 5.6…for about 15 seconds here in Cutten, CA… I was sitting up on bed legs stretched out… just messengering on iPad… no breakage here… seemed like a nice geo chiropractic adjustment…letting off steam. Never felt the 3.3 half hour before.
Damn it, Jim! We missed it!
In the movies in McKinleyville and felt it pretty good. On our way home to Eureka we will see if all ok there.
Outside of Rohnerville: Long slow roll. Kept waiting for a big jolt which never came.
Hanging pots and pans clanking. Kinda circular motion; which felt unusual.
No big whoop. I get nervous when there aren’t enough earthquakes. This was like getting a phone call from an old friend.
That’s a pretty cool way of looking at it!
Letting off steam frequently better than a huge one…
Felt it well in Fortuna in the lower level of a 2 story apartment complex. I felt a light movement under my chair a little earlier where I briefly thought was that a little earthquake? I realize now that it might have been the 3.3 about 1/2 hr. before the double ones hit. I kept watching a rather large antique mirror hanging from a longer chain swinging back and forth against the wall. Glad everyone is ok and that there was no serious damage.
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Fortuna. Porsche up on jack stands. I was under it painting the engine bay. Thought my wife was going to become an instant millionaire.
A roller a little west of ya.
I have a feeling this is a prequel…
Totally felt it in Mack. It rocked my house. Made all the wind chimes rattle. Lasted a good while too. I was sitting on the couch. It felt like a gyroscope under me. My dog didn’t notice a damned thing. I thought animals were supposed to warn you or something. Lol. He was too busy playing to even notice anything.
🕯🌳A little movement.
Felt it in Weott. A strong and lingering shake. No known damage.
The USGS has an interactive map where you can report where/how you felt it and add it to their info: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc73201181/dyfi/intensity
Outside Miranda, it knocked part of the woodpile over and got the hanging pans swinging & clanging (homestead seismograph). The only things that got knocked over inside were from the cat freaking out and tearing around… it took me a while to settle down myself, waiting for an aftershock (or, remembering ’92, the next big one!).
Dang. I never thought to check the wood pile.
knocked a few dishes off the shelf,dident think to much after the first wave but after the second i went out and howled at the moon which hadent come up yet glad i chained my large tv to the wall. seely ck. area
My tired old brain interpreted the initial sensations as our neighborhood’s marauding bear thumping the house on one side. lol. I have an excellent foundation on Elk Ridge bedrock and rarely feel the quakes but this one seemed to almost twist the building. Impressive.
Been studying earthquakes for years now w/online teacher Dutchsince; we have been expecting this quake/adjustment for a few weeks since the massive M8.1 in Peru. So CA has been experiencing what some locals are calling ‘swarmageddon’, 1,000 quakes in the Glen Avon area. Glad no injuries reported!
Been studying earthquakes for years now w/online teacher Dutchsince; we have been expecting this quake/adjustment for a few weeks since the massive M8.1 in Peru. So CA has been experiencing what some locals are calling ‘swarmageddon’, 1,000 quakes in the Glen Avon area. Glad no injuries reported in these shakers!
Been studying earthquakes for years now w/online teacher Dutchsince; we have been expecting this quake/adjustment for a few weeks since the massive M8.1 in Peru. Southern CA has recently been experiencing what some locals are calling ‘swarmageddon’, 1,000 quakes in the Glen Avon area. Glad these Northern CA shakers did not cause injuries!
Felt it in Weott. A little shake like a big truck going by, then a stronger slow roll, with enough time that I realized I better get up and out. Not my first one, but always a shocking thought. Earthquake! No damage here, just the lamps swinging.
Likely it is. If you follow the work of Mr. Goldfinger from Oregon State University geologists have been watching an unusual swath of activity on the Cascadian Subduction Zone called Slow Quakes lately. We do usually have them, but they are normally every 12-16 months apart. This time they stopped as usual, than restarted again. He said they haven’t seen them come this often yet. Just thought it interesting these clusters of quakes would show up now
The only things that fell in the Garden of Beadin’ were some tarot decks and turkey feathers! I’m amazed no damage was done.
I was starting to get into fire emergency preparedness mode. Now I’m reminded to also prepare for the Big One. I got a to go bag packed last night, remembering that in the 1992 one the 7.1 was larger than the two previous 6’s. Those 3 were particularly frightening. But not nearly as bad as Loma Prieta. I went to Santa Cruz a few days after it hit and downtown looked like a war zone. A lot of buildings were brick, so they just collapsed. It was a 6.9.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake#San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland_Bay_Bridge
A Fukushima style tsunami sure would be interesting to watch from the vantage point of Ocean View cemetary or Fort Humboldt.
Rocked and rolled in AP. some cooking utensils on our pot rack continued to move/sway for over 12 minutes. amazing. Nothing off the shelves. thought it was going to be alot bigger. always glad to feel them stop! AMEN
I”m in Trinidad, about 25 miles north of Eureka – we never felt a thing and I ALWAYS feel even the slightest tremor. Lived my whole life here in Calif and am 64 y.o., was in the one in Southern Calif in 1971 that was 7.2 or so. I even feel quakes that are 2.0 but didn’t feel a thing here in Trinidad; in fact we usually don’t feel most of the earthquakes. I have no idea why.