Edhat Staff
Update by edhat staff
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck in San Bernadino County causing shockwaves felt in Santa Barbara.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports the source of the earthquake in Searles Valley near Ridgecrest with a depth of 8.7km. At 10:33 a.m. Thursday, July 4, the 6.4 earthquake hit the area and was followed by a series of smaller earthquakes between 3.0 to 5.0 magnitudes in the minutes after. The main earthquake was also proceeded by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake by approximately 30 minutes.
Reports of feeling the earthquake went as far as the San Franciscoto Bay area to the north and San Diego County to the south. Edhat readers in Santa Barbara report feeling the “rolling-style” quake for a full two minutes before it began to dissipate.
The City of Santa Barbara initiated earthquake protocol and all stations report no damage, but many report feeling it throughout Santa Barbara County.
Reported by edhat readers
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Earthquake! Around 10:30am, felt the whole house shake near downtown for at least 2 solid minutes.
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Who else felt the earthquake? 10:35 a.m. in Goleta
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10:35 am earthquake. My sister in OC felt it, too. Rolled my house in Noleta several seconds. Who knows the where & how big?
The USGS “Shake Map” for this quake is pretty interesting. You can see data from seismic stations from all over the state (click the map, zoom with your wheel, click and drag to pan, then click on a station). For this quake, UCSB’s campus station logged a 3.3 magnitude while SB County’ station off Foothill Rd logged 2.8. Interestingly, intensity doesn’t radiate like perfect concentric circles – there are places in the Owens Valley that are closer to the epicenter than SB but recorded lower magnitudes …… https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci38443183/shakemap/intensity
Thanks for validating the mission bells. We heard them up near Francheschi Park.
The rolling up here in Lompoc was so persistent, it came this close to tossing my plastic straw out of my MaiTai.
We didn’t feel the quake but knew what was happening because all the things hanging in our living room were swaying; plants, chandler, hanging nick knacks, went on for several minutes. Grandma used to say the over cast like we had this morning was “earthquake weather”. A friend taking care of horses on the Jackson Ranch in Montecito (1980s) said the horses were all acting strangely for about 20 minutes before an earthquake hit.
JUL 04, 2019 11:00 AM I hope the Picasso and the Monet are all right.
It must have been more north-south for us than east-west. When it’s east-west my grandfather clock stops.
I live on the Westside and was completely unaware of the quake until I read about it. Very strange. How did I not notice?
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake. Affected countries: United States and Mexico. 11 miles from Ridgecrest, CA · 10:33 AM.
I saw there was a 4.7 earthquake at 10:35 in Ridgecrest. Wonder if that’s what we felt?
US Geological reports it was a 4.7 near Ridgecrest. Felt it at our house in Goleta too.
I definitely felt 2 separate cycles .
The first was 6.6, the second (aftershock?) was 4.7. Do you have stored food and water? Batteries, portable radio,. Could you survive a big earthquake with what you have on hand today?
What a roller! USGS reports magnitude 6.4 12 Km SW of Searles Valley (Ridgcrest is the nearest city) at 10:33am our time ….. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci38443183/executive
Well I did comment a few days ago that today would be interesting . lol
Working at the animal shelter today and rabbits were not themselves for about an hour prior. Dogs suddenly all quieted down when it began. Haven’t made a peep since!
It rang the mission bells and the water in the pool swayed about a foot near mission ridge. still lightly swaying. Quite a distance from the center. 6.2 near Pacific/Vancouver earlier today so the energy of that may have been transferred to this one. Here is a good link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHE92x768p8h-fMrqhsnE1Q/videos
Yea will it’s scared the crap outta me thought it was a medical issue…
I swear I must have some sixth/seventh sense about these things. We were out by our pool having 4th of July libations, and I mentioned to my house guests that we were experiencing “Earthquake Weather” this morning. They gave me the “pssshhaaa, you are crazy” look, but then the glass tumblers started klinkling in to each other, and the water in the pool and spa started swaying. Our horses seemed to be a bit frightened, but by the time we got down to the stable, they had calmed down. We stroked them for a few minutes, and headed back up to the house. Amazing!!!
Right around 11:30 of the video he starts to talk about where in Cali the pressure will go and mentions Central Valley. Interesting.
On Las Canoas rd in Mission Canyon. Felt mild back & forth movement of the sofa for less than 10 seconds. Always an interesting experience having the earth remind me that it’s in charge.
Thank you. Great link.
Agree. A few days prior, the pressure shift of the Pacific storm, plus feeling that something was about to happen with sensations in the body were indications. The movement is still happening and you can feel the light swaying if you are in a quiet place or “tune in”. We have fault lines all around SB so the ripple effects of the energy release would be normal.
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M6.4 on a strikeslip fault about 10 miles from Ridgecrest. Not the San Andreas fault. It is an area with a lot of little faults but no long fault
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A M6.6 near Ridgecrest. The M4.2 a half hour before was a foreshock. This area had lots of M5+s in the 198os. More soon
Felt dizzy for a minute or two, long slow roller.
Dr. Lucy on CNN now.
Monkey mind? Well, I suppose it was my monkey mind that allowed me to predict the earthquake this morning. It’s not easy to explain when you “have it” to those who do not. It’s all good, and I’m used to people reacting to my predictions with “monkey mind” type comments…you know, sticks ‘n’ stones.
Anyone can do it, but you have to be totally in tune with your “self” and environment. If you are distracted by all of the other things (on the computer all day, listening to tv talking heads, politics, etc.), it’s NOT going to happen. So, get in tune, pay attention, otherwise every day turns into K-mart shopping, pizza for dinner, and blaming everything on the “other guy.” God bless and may you find peace in your heart.
Yea , I was lying in bed and got all excited cause parts of me was swaying that I haven’t felt in a while, turns out it was just an earthquake 🙁
My wife felt inexplicably woozy too. I heard the Mission bells and thought this isn’t the time for them. I’ve up and down painting so I never felt it. It sounds like there is damage near the epicenter. A good reminder to get your emergency kit up to date. Do you have enough on hand to ride out a couple weeks in case we lose a lot of infrastructure?
Confirmation bias strikes again!
I know where my the gas shutoff is located, and there’s a tool to help turn it. Has anyone on Edhat had to face this post earthquake? WHEN do you decide to turn it off, or not? I know the gas co. doesn’t want you to turn it off unnecessarily. Advice, anyone with experience?