The Bay Area's strongest earthquake in 8 years struck Tuesday near San Jose. How do feel about your own readiness for the next big quake in our region? Let us know and we may feature your response on our 7 p.m. newscast.
"Ground shaking appears to have been slightly less than our models expected for this magnitude earthquake," Baltay said.
There is a one-in-100 chance of an aftershock greater than a magnitude 5.0 happening in the next day, according to Baltay. There could be 10 to 15 aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 or greater over the next week. The 138-mile long Calaveras fault is a major branch of the San Andreas fault and runs from San Juan Bautista in the south to San Ramon in the north, Jones said.
Lynn Meyer of Morgan Hill, a Bay Area native who lived through the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, said"I thought there was an explosion," she said."The sound was thunderous.""Everything started shaking tremendously and I realized, 'Oh, I'm in a big, major earthquake,'" she said.Here's a look at how residents reacted to a 5.1 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks centered in the South Bay.
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