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Bay area earthquake - I thought I felt something...

I'm supposed to be sleeping, but about 10 minutes ago I felt what I thought was a small earthquake. Indeed, it was. It took sometime, but I was finally able to find the USGS site for earthquake reports. They are fast.

Version #1: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.

A microearthquake occurred at 2:46:05 AM (PST) on Thursday, January 6, 2005.
The magnitude 2.3 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) E of Woodside, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).

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Magnitude 2.3 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Thursday, January 6, 2005 at 2:46:05 AM (PST)
Thursday, January 6, 2005 at 10:46:05 (UTC)
Distance from Woodside, CA - 2 km (1 miles) E (95 degrees)
Portola Valley, CA - 5 km (3 miles) NNW (339 degrees)
Emerald Lake Hills, CA - 6 km (3 miles) SSE (155 degrees)
Sunnyvale, CA - 20 km (12 miles) WNW (286 degrees)
San Jose City Hall, CA - 32 km (20 miles) WNW (286 degrees)

Coordinates 37 deg. 25.2 min. N (37.419N), 122 deg. 14.4 min. W (122.240W)
Depth 5.7 km (3.5 miles)
Location Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst= 69, Nph= 69, Dmin=6 km, Rmss=0.1 sec, Erho=0.1 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=68.4 degrees
Event ID# nc51155488