Just about twenty minutes to three, there was a minor earthquake that is now rated at 4.7 near Berkeley. That can change with updates of course. I am wide awake and annoyed. This was not on my itinerary. What is scary is that the Calaveras Fault has been moving lately near San Jose. We got our first good storm yesterday, and some area around here has burned. Bare ground, rain and earthquakes do not go together well. Okay, so this has nothing to do with gardening.
Update: It is now about half a day later and the earthquake was downgraded to a 4.4, and was located on the Hayward Fault, not the Calaveras Fault, in Berkeley near Oakland. It occurred at 2:39 a.m..
Tony Tomeo 
I think earth, rain, wind and fire has lots to do with gardening! Yike, not envying California living this year. 🙂
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Weren’t they a band from the 1970s?
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Nothing to do with gardening, but wow, stay safe!
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They are not as dangerous as people think. It is more of an annoyance.
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Earthquakes — the 5th season in CA! Be safe!
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After Summer and UnSummer, what are #3 and #4?
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I also believe gardeners everywhere are challenged by what the environment delivers. Stay safe.
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It is safe so far. We are just concerned that it might be leading up to something bigger. The next ‘Big One’ could be on that fault.
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Oh dear that would be scary.
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It was more annoying than scary. I am a native, and have lived here all my life, but have never experienced even a moderate earthquake. I somehow manage to be away when they happen.
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I can only once recall a very small earthquake when we lived in NZ. This is not an earthquake area we live in now
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I always miss them. I was literally driving from the area when the Loma Prieta Earthquake happened. The epicenter was just a few miles from home. I felt it a hundred and fifty miles away, but had no idea how bad it was. I left Beverly Hills the night before the Northridge Earthquake. Even the recent earthquake in Napa happened the morning after I left the area. I think I should just stay put.
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I think it would be a good idea to be out of the area…
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I stay in the area, they do not happen.
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