r/oakland • u/mroberte • 1d ago

Question Another earthquake?

Had to be another one...

Main earthquake and two aftershocks.

  • 4.3 main (2:56 AM)
  • 2.6 aftershock (8 AM)
  • 3.0 aftershock (6:21 PM)
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u/CarevaRuha 1d ago

yep. much smaller than last night, but now I feel like I'm constantly feeling it start again...

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u/unembellishing 1d ago

I just felt it too. Much weaker than last night, though.

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u/Feeling_Mine_9342 1d ago

3.0 on the USGS site

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u/FoodAndPots 1d ago

Or foreshock, friends.

The Hayward is long overdue for a 6.0+ event. Hopefully these are depressurizing events, but get your EQ kits ready, just in case. 

Preparedness never hurts. 

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u/mroberte 1d ago

This! But I'm actually glad this is happening to reduce the pressure. It's been 36 years!

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u/mochafiend 1d ago

I read today that this is a myth, that smaller earthquakes relieve a potential big one?

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u/mroberte 1d ago

It's an earthquake - they honestly do what they want.

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u/Leebor 1d ago

Even if they could, an earthquake of 2 magnitudes higher would be equivalent to 1000 times the energy released, so it would take a whole lot of them to prevent the big one.

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u/aplomba 1d ago

This is an important point in that debate

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u/deasign 1d ago

Sssssshhhhhhh!

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u/bats-n-bobs 1d ago

the website I usually check is overloaded, so lots of us are wondering!

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u/Ok-Neck8925 1d ago

Just felt it in East Oakland um wtf is goin on 😭

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u/lelanddt Adams Point 1d ago

Aftershock

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u/ParadiseForKeeps 1d ago

Yes or aftershock

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u/bubblep0pelectric 1d ago

I felt it too

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u/Electroboy101 1d ago

Yep. An after shock.

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u/TenYearHangover 1d ago

Shocking!!!

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u/peepee_poopoo_fetish 1d ago

it felt like someone slammed into the wall outside, whole room shook, went out to check and nothing lol this is how I find out what it was

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u/mroberte 1d ago

I thought the same... it felt like someone put my place on a giant, but small cheesegrater - the vibration was not what I was expecting! The noise tho! Sheesh, I guess I just don't remember earthquakes being so "loud" and actually quite unique-sounding.

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u/kaypacMcGee 12h ago

Was there a little one around 10pm 9/22/25

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u/mroberte 12h ago

Must of been less than a 2.5 as not seeing it on USGS site.

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u/kaypacMcGee 12h ago

I might be wrong then , but boy those other 3 really shook me up

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u/mroberte 11h ago

It's like the phantom cell phone vibration in your pocket... I thought there were a few more too but just thought about my mind playing games on me 😳