Yes you can feel it alright depending on how close you are to the epicenter.
5.8? Can you even feel a 5.8?
DUH. I expect that from kalifurnions
I was @ work here near the airport, approx 50 linear miles s.e. from the epicenter, and things were shaking pretty good, no cieling tiles fel, it lasted 30-45 seconds total (about 15 seconds real good), with about half the movement for the rest of the event, I had a piece of plexiglass leaning/sitting next to my desk,and i could see it shaking for about 40 seconds. Cell covereage was non existint about 1 minute after the end of the event, text, e-mail, everything......makes you wonder a bit eh?
momma called me and told me that at the house, which is closer, about 20-25 miles from the epi due east, that stuff fell out of the cabinets, all the critters were running and hiding, and the waterbowls for the critters sloshed out pretty good. She also told me that the collection of expensive and rare beers i have stored were clanking loudly, and most likely have been shaken up, so I will need to open a bunch of them to keep them all from exploding, which may render it necessary to have Hasmat show up......
so the answer is, YES, you would feel a 5.9 for sure. unless you were in a car.
they have closed the Harry W. Nice bridge for inspection, no further usage till inspection complete....wow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_Harry_W._Nice_Memorial_BridgeI imagine if you were up at the top when that occured it would have been impressive....I believe it has about 135 feet clearance below it.
heheehh 13 story stilts.....
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/quakes_big.php