Hey family, did you feel that beastly tremor? It was an earthquake alright, one with a magnitude of 3.8, out of Pacifica at 2:57pm. Stay safe and check this site to keep informed: USGS Science for a Changing World. Here is a list of recent quakes:

1.1     3:30  Borrego Springs, CA
1.2     3:28  San Bruno, CA

Our world is fragile; last week's earthquakes in Japan is testament to that.

There are many ways to survive and thrive: we can eat and drink to make it all better, we can number crunch and separate ourselves into neat demographical packages in the name of fairness and we can resist.

BART has announced that they are closely monitoring wave height in San Francisco Bay this morning after higher waves are expected to hit as a reaction to the earthquake last night in Japan.

Filed 6:45 am: The earthquake that struck the northeast coast of Japan last night has sent tsunami waves surging across the Pacific ocean, leading to tsunami warnings along the US west coast -- including the San Francisco Bay Area.