benito county. we are told the epicenter is near hollister in san benito county. a 4.5 initially it initially came in as a 4.6 we are hearing of people feeling that. certainly that is a sizable quake if you are in that region. hollister, not terribly the earthquake back in 1989 in that general vicinity. right now, we are getting preliminary information. if you have felt the quake, certainly led us here at abc7news know about it. we will pull up some information my colleague spencer christian is here with me.
we want to go to our south bay bureau reporter. to see how the quake was felt where you were. i months since they moved to the bay area and right away when it started, i knew exactly what it was. when i lived in the bay area for about five years, i remember how quick and long some felt. this one was pretty quick. i would say about 30 seconds or less. i was able to feel it was a strong jolt. definitely felt that down here in our san jose bureau my are making calls to businesses and those in hollister who for
an earthquake. only call if you have an actual emergency. if someone is hurt or trapped. if that was an earthquake. right now, we want to take you to san jose with our reporter, dustin dorsey, who has gone through many earthquakes. tell us how you felt this one. here in my home felt the shake, but with some of these wins, i thought it was just the winds rocking the house. it was a four pin five or 4.6 out of hollister. it was a little bit of a supply little bit of a surprise. it lasted long enough to capture your attention.
this is wildfire that s thriving now because conditions, it s bone dry. more than 500 buildings are in the path of that fire. the danger in the midwest and southeast. this is about water, way too much of it. you have flooding that s turned deadly. in arkansas people are nervously watching these swollen rivers rise even higher. we have reporters covering the threats from coast to coast. i want to go with george howell first in hollister, missouri. reporter: flash flooding changed everything in a matter of minutes. it s all because of this creek right here, the turkey creek by this mobile home community. people tell me that the water just 24 hours ago was as high as where i m standing now. a lot of force came through this area. i want to show you the result of
that force. you see that mobile home. neighbors tell me that home was on the other side of this property. it was picked up and pushed well over here. look at this. when you see the shingling that was ripped off the side of this home. look up there. there are a few things still in place. it s always interesting to see the power of what the storms can do. we see the bulldozers are back and people are going into their homes. there was one neighbor who went door to door to door knocking on doors to make sure everyone got out safely. many people here consider him a hero. again, in this particular community no one was hurt or injured. george howell, cnn, hollister, missou missouri. now to the raging wildfire. there s dozens of homes that have burned to the ground. hundreds more are threatened. dan is in riverside, california.