# What Should I Do In San Francisco? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 31, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-san-francisco/716390 "2015-03-31T02:53:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-san-francisco/716390/41 "2015-04-02T12:35:46Z")
That felt like a big quake because you were near it and you’re not used to them. A 3.5 is not a big earthquake. If you’re in San Ramon, you should definitely go to Zachary’s. There is one in the shopping center at Crow Canyon. Getting to the wine country from the 680 corridor is quite doable, if that’s your thing. You could also go to wineries in Livermore, which will have fewer tourists. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-san-francisco/716390/42 "2015-04-02T13:43:12Z")
> [@RayMan](#): > > Okay, my trip just got much more exciting in a way I did not anticipate or intend. > > I am staying in Contra Costa County, not San Francisco proper. San Ramon, California–very, very close to where I am–just had a magnitude 3.5 earthquake. This is not a delayed April Fool’s joke, I just experienced my first earthquake. It was not pleasant. The whole house moved with a big jolt and a loud bang. Something fell off the wall upstairs. > > My sister tried to tell me it was no big deal. I don’t understand how you Californians do it. Please tell this midwesterner it will be all right. As others have noted, a 3.5 quake is significant but aside from a few broken dishes not a big deal. If it matters, it was the [Calaveras fault](http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc72424876#general_summary) and the USGS rated it a M3.6. There may be a few aftershocks of diminished magnitude over the next few days. As Midwesterner you have bigger things to worry about depending on how close you live to the [New Madrid Seismic Zone](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone). ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-san-francisco/716390/43 "2015-04-02T13:51:57Z")
> [@DrumBum](#): > > As others have noted, a 3.5 quake is significant but aside from a few broken dishes not a big deal. If it matters, it was the [Calaveras fault](http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc72424876#general_summary) and the USGS rated it a M3.6. There may be a few aftershocks of diminished magnitude over the next few days. As Midwesterner you have bigger things to worry about depending on how close you live to the [New Madrid Seismic Zone](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone). [Don’t think earthquakes can’t affect Chicago…](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Illinois_earthquake) ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-san-francisco/716390/44 "2015-04-02T15:30:06Z")
You can leave your heart there. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-san-francisco/716390/45 "2015-04-02T16:01:52Z")
> [@RayMan](#): > > Okay, my trip just got much more exciting in a way I did not anticipate or intend. And here I was all set to hear that you had fallen in love with someone! Hey, do _Beach Blanket Babylon_, as suggested upthread, if you can. It’s a must-see, and a unique SF experience. Make an evening of it and go to nice dining spot in SF. There are dozens and dozens of them-- not all pricey. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-san-francisco/716390/46 "2015-04-02T16:14:06Z")
> [@RayMan](#): > > San Ramon, California–very, very close to where I am–just had a magnitude 3.5 earthquake. Damn you! I’m in downtown SF and I didn’t feel a thing. I LIKE non-damaging earthquakes, they fun, just like big ass thunderstorms. :p;)😃 ---
**Author:** ![RayMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@RayMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RayMan)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-san-francisco/716390/47 "2015-04-02T17:19:22Z")
You can have your earthquakes! I’ll take an Illinois tornado over a California earthquake any day. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-san-francisco/716390/48 "2015-04-02T19:15:14Z")
> [@RayMan](#): > > You can have your earthquakes! I’ll take an Illinois tornado over a California earthquake any day. The first earthquake I ever felt was when I was in Urbana at UIUC. So you might be in for a shock someday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-san-francisco/716390.md?page=2)