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Earthquake felt in many Bay Area cities, including Palo Alto, on Monday night

Original post made on Oct 14, 2019

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 centered in Contra Costa County was felt in the Palo Alto area on Monday night.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, October 14, 2019, 11:10 PM

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Posted by Nayeli
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 14, 2019 at 11:23 pm

Nayeli is a registered user.

As I imagine is true with most people in Palo Alto, we felt it as a quick jolt. In fact, I thought that someone might have hit our building. I'm always concerned that something like this could be a seismic foreshock.


Posted by Upgraded foundation
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 15, 2019 at 5:23 pm



Get your foundations upgraded, people.


Posted by musical
a resident of Palo Verde
on Oct 16, 2019 at 3:41 am

Any magnitude limit where PG&E shuts off electricity for safety reasons?


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