. >> reporter: jesse mendoza was working at this gas station on mendocino avenue and ran outside to safety. >> it was over before it started. it gave us a chance to come back in. as soon as we came back in, it started shaking again and right back out the door. >> reporter: chris and charissa were having sushi in downtown santa rosa when things got weird. >> things started to shake. i thought potentially a car had driven into the building. >> someone behind us shouted, should we get out of the building? i was like, we probably should. it started shaking again. >> reporter: a campus market on mendocino avenue, lots of liquor bottles came flying off shelves making for a fairly expensive mess. >> it was like a bomb for me. a boom, a sound like that. >> reporter: terry mcsweeney, "today in the bay." >> did you see that poor pup was scared. a good reminder. it wasn't serious but we have to be prepared. go to nbcbayarea.com. click on north bay earthquake in the trending bar. there's a video you can watch about what to pack in that emergency go bag. just make sure you check off the list once again